lethal arsenal

Chapter 76 Situation

It rained a little in the morning, and it lingered for a long time.

As soon as I stepped off the shoe, it sank into the yellow mud.

Lin Dong didn't like this rainy day, nor did he like the atmosphere in Yangchang County.

At the gate of the city, you can see a lot of well-dressed merchants in raincoats, who are fled in large carts and small cars. It looks like they are going outside to avoid disaster.

On the way back, Lin Dong encountered two waves of donkey carts like this.

A person's life is cheap when he leaves his hometown, in fact, it is the same when he leaves his home.

Leaving the original place, it is inevitable to be scrapped by a pass, and the assets have shrunk.

But this is not the most serious thing. Now that the world is in chaos, where can these small businessmen who have little family property but are not considered landlords escape?
It's just a tragedy staged from one city to another.

The area around Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Lu was ruined by the Tianping Army. Of course, the contribution of the Hunan Army is also indispensable.

In this world, the Nian Army Heavenly King in the north is making trouble everywhere, and Brother Pao is also stirring up the situation in the West Shu area. Which place in the world can be better?

The Qing court is about to run out, and the land at both ends of the ocean is full of catastrophe. Where can we escape?

Besides, those who can drive donkey carts are considered good, decent people.

More common people have legs and want to walk but can't.

No trouble!

You can't beg along the street and go all the way, right?

Maybe one day, he starved to death at a certain intersection.

The big merchants are worried, the warlords are walking on thin ice, and the small traders have a hard life. They have no power, no power, and no industry skills. It is even worse than a pig or a dog. There is a big tragedy in the whole world, only the dead are safe.

If he is dead, even if the body is eaten by wild dogs, he will not know it.

Some exceptions must be found-the few people in the palace, the princes in the temple, think they are living, and others say they are suffering, which is an exaggeration.

People's livelihood is difficult, and it is difficult to draw one or two in all kinds of words.

Lin Dong sat down in front of a food stall and ordered a bowl of steaming chaos.

After traveling all night, he was in a good state of mind, but he was just hungry, and he hadn't eaten a few bites yet.

"General Lin, you are back."

A few soldiers who hadn't seen him came over and greeted Lin Dong.

Ordinary soldiers couldn't tell the difference between a supervising army and a general. Then, the little soldier started to talk about things again, "General Ma, I want you to go to the conference hall of the commander's mansion, saying that there is something to discuss."

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

Lin Dong sat firmly, finished talking about Chaos in a few mouthfuls, and counted a dozen or so copper coins to the stall owner.

The old man with powder on his face and arms was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly when he saw him talking to the soldier, not daring to ask for money.

The little soldier next to Lin Dong was quite discerning, "My lord is martial and wise, I reward you with money, you just keep it, what's the fuss?"

Only then did the old man accept the money tremblingly.

"What's your name?"

Lin Dong wiped his mouth and asked suddenly.

"Reporting to the third master, the little stone is also an old man in the cottage."

A word can be regarded as a closer relationship, Shitou respectfully said.

Lin Dong calculated carefully, and it was exactly five days before his departure. He took out some pieces of silver from his cuff, stuffed it into the hand of the stone, and asked, "What big and small things have happened during the time I've been away. Please tell me one by one, so you don't miss a single bit."

"Thank you, Grandpa, for the reward."

Shi Shi shouted, and then talked about recent events in an orderly manner.

Bao Chao, a general of the Tingzi Battalion of the Hunan Army, entered the hut and fought with Chen Yucheng. In the end, it turned out that Chen Yucheng was defeated and ended.

However, Chen Yucheng was relying on the city wall, the natural dangers, and the land could afford it, so it was nothing to suffer a small loss.

The second major event, after Ma Xinyi recuperated, Chen Yucheng sent an old doctor to visit in the name of caring.

The other is to let a peach picker come to deal with government affairs.

His name is Yin Heqing, and he has Lan Chengchun on his left and right, supported by Chen Decai, who presides over the overall situation for Ma Xinyi.

Yangchang County fell into the hands of Zhang Wenxiang, Chen Yucheng was obviously worried.

On the other hand, it is to see what kind of moth Ma Xinyi is doing. Chen Yucheng doesn't believe the assassin's rhetoric.

Lin Dong knew it well, and immediately rushed to the teacher's mansion.

When Ma Xinyi met again, what surprised Lin Dong was that the old horse's mental state was not right, his face was pale, his body was bony, his body smelled like medicine, his abdomen was tied with layers of translucent white gauze, and a long and narrow incision could be faintly seen.

"Brother, are you serious?"

Lin Dong casually took off the wooden box on his back, put it aside, and took the tea from Ma Xinyi.

cough cough.

Ma Xinyi coughed twice, and explained: "I used a little secret technique, otherwise, how could I have deceived Lan Chengchun? I'm afraid he guessed that I was going to rebel just after you left, and handed a letter of denunciation to Chen Yucheng's desk."

"what about now?"

Lin Dong flicked the tea leaves in the cup with the lid, and took a sip. He just ate some meat in the morning to relieve his boredom.

"I've been lied to for a while, but I can't be fooled forever. The British King Chen Yucheng still sent someone to take over my military and political power. Now, if you can delay it for one more day, just one more day. But you, Luo Xingyun have been back for two days, and you just rushed to the county?"

Ma Xinyi asked casually.

He looked thin and boneless, but the sharpness of his eyes could not be locked. When he was asking questions, all his energy was hidden in his eyes, and he had a strange feeling like a big bright star in the night sky.

Perhaps, he wasn't injured at all, and his martial arts realm has advanced a step further.

Lin Dong flashed this thought, but his eyesight now is much better than before.

"Brother, you know me. There are certain things that I must do." Lin Dong said calmly.

Ma Xinyi didn't get angry, or rather, he swallowed all his anger long before he saw Lin Dong.

When it was time for the brothers to meet, there was only the spring breeze like a wash.

"As long as things are finished, it doesn't matter if there are some differences in the process."

Ma Xinyi smiled lightly.

Lin Dong knew about Lao Ma, and Ma Xinyi must have had a lot of opinions about his late return this time. However, the situation is so important now that he gritted his teeth and endured all the anger.

The more important things are done, the more Ma Xinyi can hold back.

20 years of living beings, cattle and horses, and [-] years of heavenly dragons and elephants are probably talking about people like Ma Xinyi.

"Let me first analyze the current situation with you."

Ma Xinyi brought up a topic, breaking the dull atmosphere that the two slowly slipped into.

"Bao Chao, whose name is Chunting, is the general of the Tingzi Battalion of the Hunan Army, the number one military general under Zeng Guofan. As long as he leads the army and fights, this person ranks above the most bloody and brave Seng Gelinqin in the Qing court. In addition, the Qing court Duo Along led an army of [-] to garrison near Tongcheng to cut off the reinforcements of the Tianping Army. Ren Tu Zeng Guoquan led the Jizi Battalion. It should be on the way to Anqing, trying to completely seal the retreat of the British king Chen Yucheng.

"Chen Yucheng, the four-eyed dog king, is now surrounded on three sides, and the only exit left is here, Tongshu City, Yangchang County. Taiping Army General Chen Xieyan (Chen Kunshu), Meat Bodhisattva Wang Hongchun, and Little Ming King Li Mingcheng. Forty thousand troops are on their way. If they want to rescue them, the shortest way is to come from Shucheng."

"However, it's not that easy. Marshal Yuan is not only guarding General Miao, but also their troops. If at this time, there is a strange army that beheads the iron-footed Buddha Zhu Fengkui and captures Shucheng. Chen Yucheng is a dead dog in the urn, and his destiny is doomed. Therefore, at this time, he desperately sent his confidant Yin Xieqing to seize my power."

"Brother, what do you mean..."

If Lin Dong realized something, Ma Xinyi would definitely rebel. The difference is whether to rebel now, or to wait until Chen Yucheng's most critical moment and stab him with a knife.

"drag!"

"If you can delay it for a day, it counts as a day!"

"As soon as the news from Marshal Yuan comes, let's surprise Four-Eyed Dog and end his life. However, Yin Xieqing will be desperate to seize my power in the past few days. Wenxiang's side, if there is no accident, will be dismissed in the next two or three days. For other things, there may be troubles of all sizes. You must bear with it."

"The foundation of Yangchang County, the layers of officials, most of them are people from our cottage. They can't hold this county. When the time comes, you can deal with those who stir up troubles as you want."

"clear."

Lin Dong's eyes were calm. As for the truth of this statement, only he knows how true it is.

(End of this chapter)