Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 643
Lu Xiangsheng let out a yell, and slashed like a long knife, cutting a thief in front of him who was behind him into two pieces. Amidst the splash of blood, the scream of the murderer who was still alive wafted out.

The rest of the thieves panicked even more after hearing this. Some thieves abandoned their weapons and crawled on the ground in fear. Most of the thieves screamed in horror and ran towards the gate of the official post. Dozens of thieves were either killed on the spot or injured and fell to the ground. Only six or seventy thieves who broke into the official post were left in an instant.

Seeing the bad situation, Tian Xiong and Qiu Yue, who had been commanding from behind, turned around and rushed out of the gate first, and fled into the vast night. The morale of the remaining [-] or so officers and soldiers was greatly boosted, and they bravely moved forward with their guns and knives raised. He shouted "Kneel down to avoid death!", while killing the thieves who had no intention of fighting, seeing that the officers and soldiers had occupied the gate and closed the escape passage, the thieves who hadn't escaped in a panic dropped their weapons and lay down on the ground, facing the officer. Army surrendered.

"You dispatched the sergeant to the official army camp on Jilong Mountain, and ordered the general to lead people to close the streets in the city immediately, but take down all suspicious persons!
Afterwards, gather Yicheng and others, close the gate and guard the surrounding area, and guard and interrogate these thieves who surrendered. You must investigate clearly!

Leave two war horses to report to him, and the rest who have horses will come with me, and we will go to the governor's office! "

Lu Xiangsheng lifted the saddle and stepped on Wu Mingji, looking down at Liu Yuan who was running over. After giving a loud order, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and Wu Mingji sprang out with a long hiss, followed by two riders with torches in front. The guards ran towards the gate behind them. Amidst the sound of horseshoes, a group of people galloped out of the gate and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Although Lu Xiangsheng didn't know who was behind the surprise attack against him, he soon realized that the Jiangnan gentry group must be behind this incident, and the most urgent thing to do is to find Zhao Zhiyong to discuss how to deal with it. To deal with this matter, on the premise of quickly identifying the person behind the scenes, the decision-making power for handling the incident is in the hands of the court, and the chances of factory guards intervening are minimized to prevent them from being overly involved.

The imperial court and the rule of law are the symbols of a country. The role of factory guards is not insignificant, but spy politics cannot dominate, and the law is the cornerstone of governance.

What Lu Xiangsheng didn't expect was that it was this decision he made in a hurry that happened to save the lives of Zhao Zhiyong, the governor of Jiangsu, and Feng Youming, the prefect of Nanjing, and prevented the high-level officials of Jiangsu Province from being taken away by thieves.

"Report to the general system! Chaos broke out in Nanjing, and Commander Lu was assassinated!"

In the army camp at the foot of Jilong Mountain, Zhang Yuan, the general soldier of Nanjing, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened by the anxious shouts of his own soldiers. He suddenly turned over from the bed and sat up, looking at the intruder by the light of the candle that had already been lit. Looking at the panic-stricken face, the guards in the army stared wide-eyed and asked anxiously, "What are you talking about! Say it again!"

It has been more than half a year since he led the team to Nanjing. In this peaceful and prosperous Jiangnan, Zhang Yuan's nerves, which had been highly tense all the year round, finally relaxed after repeated battles, and his reaction was much slower than before.

"There are thieves making trouble in Nanjing City, and the official post where Commander Lu lives is attacked!"

After the personal soldiers reported loudly again, in an instant, Zhang Yuan's clothes were wet with sweat, and all the hairs on his body exploded.

"Blow the trumpet and gather troops!
Armor me!Prepare your horse! "

Zhang Yuan hopped off the bed in a jerk, scrambling to put on his boots, and roaring loudly. The guards were just hearing the order, and then they turned and rushed out before saluting. Two guards outside the house rushed into the house, took the The chain armor spread on the table began to be put on for him, Zhang Yuan stretched his arms and legs mechanically and let the soldiers clean up, the panic in his heart became more and more intense.

"It's your x! Who is this who dares to assassinate Lu Dushuai!

If something happens to Lu Dushuai, I will definitely die!
If it doesn't work, just roll it to the end!
Do not!
Maybe the head was chopped off too!

If I had known earlier, I would have arranged more manpower to protect the official station!
Japan's X's!
Who knew that such a moth would appear in a place that had been peaceful for 200 years!
In the past six months, I have been too relaxed!

God bless you, don't let Dushuai Lu get into trouble! "

The two personal soldiers quickly put on the general's mail armor, and the dull sound of drums and trumpets in the camp took people's hearts and souls in the dark night.

One soldier took the iron helmet and handed it to Zhang Yuan, and the other took the waist knife leaning on the bed and hung it around Zhang Yuan's waist. The horse was led to the door.

"Jiang Sheng!"

"I am humble!"

"There is chaos in the city, Commander Lu is in danger! A certain horse team goes first, and you lead the infantry to hurry! Close all the main roads!
Take down all the walkers on the road, and kill the rebels on the spot! "

"Follow your orders!"

Zhang Yuan stepped on his horse and shouted orders to the guerrilla general Jiang Sheng who rushed over.

At this time, the camp was already brightly lit, and the generals and soldiers were gathering in an orderly manner under the banner of the little Shangguan. Zhang Yuanqiang endured the anxiety in his heart, and watched everything in front of him calmly.

In about a quarter of an hour, Han Wei, the head of the cavalry, called his horse to report that the [-] cavalry had assembled. Zhang Yuan raised his arm, and the guard team was leading a few guardsmen with torches to the gate of the open camp. Zhang Yuan urged his horses to follow. Amidst the roaring sound, five hundred war horses followed in a row with four riders holding torches. A moment later, a long fire dragon snaked along the spacious official road on the platform and stretched towards the The place where the official post is located.

At the end of Zishi, the sky was completely dark, and Zhang Yuan rushed to the official post with more than a hundred riders.

At this time, the gate of the official post has been closed, the courtyard is brightly lit, and the guards inside the gate have been replaced by Lu Xiangsheng's guards.

More than a hundred cavalry team first spread out along the perimeter of the official post to guard the surrounding area. The two officers and soldiers who rode to report the news urged their horses to rush to the gate and shouted at the courtyard. The officers and soldiers on the wall saw each other clearly. After seeing his face, he yelled twice, the closed door slowly opened, Zhang Yuan jumped off his horse and stepped forward into the courtyard.

At this time, most of his hanging heart has been let go.

After learning that Lu Xiangsheng was safe and sound from the soldiers who came to report the news, Zhang Yuanzai, who was overjoyed, immediately scolded the soldiers who cleared the way ahead. He suspected that he had lied about the military situation, and said that he must be repaired after returning to the camp. All kinds of obscene words in Zhang Yuan's mouth made the rest of the soldiers laugh.

After registering for the meeting, Zhang Yuan walked into the living room of the official post, and saw that besides Lu Xiangsheng who had changed into plain robes, the governor of Jiangsu Zhao Zhiyong and the prefect of Nanjing Feng Youming were also present, but both of them looked quite different. For embarrassment, obviously the situation is different.

"General Zhang, how many troops did you bring here? Was there any situation along the way?"

After Zhang Yuan greeted each other with Zhao Zhiyong and Feng Youming, Lu Xiangsheng asked straight to the point.

"Reporting to the Ministry of the Pavilion, I will bring [-] cavalry first this time, and the rest of the infantry are on their way, and it is estimated that they will arrive in less than an hour!
The humble staff led by several people of unknown origin along the way, beheaded two and captured three! "

"This time, it was due to the lack of protection of the humble job, which caused the cabinet to be in danger. Please punish the cabinet!"

Zhang Yuan knelt on one knee and cupped his hands to plead guilty to Lu Xiangsheng.

"General Zhang, stand up now! This matter has nothing to do with you. It is because some people want to gather a crowd to fight against the imperial court, so they want to attack this official!
General Zhang, I have discussed with Zhao Zhongcheng and Feng Futang just now, you immediately divide the cavalry into several small teams, set fire to patrol the city, warn the residents not to go out, and kill or capture any suspicious people on the way!
After the brigade arrived, the east and west cities of Nanjing were immediately sealed off, and everyone was forbidden to go out! "

(End of this chapter)