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Chapter 313: Blood Flows into a River, the County Magistrate Dies Tragically and Pays the Price (Combined Chapter 4K2)

Lecheng County Magistrate's Office.

County Magistrate Zhang was sipping tea leisurely, chatting with his advisers from time to time, and thinking about the next strategic deployment in his mind.

He was confident that with the solid walls of Lecheng City and the nearly 10,000 defenders still in the city, Su Yao's 3,000 elite cavalry vanguard was nothing to worry about.

There is no reason to use cavalry in this world. It will take a long time to build your siege equipment first.

Besides, he still has Wang Rou as a hostage, so there will be absolutely no problem for him to live a peaceful life for a few days.

The focus now is how to deal with the subsequent large-scale attack from the tyrant after stopping these three thousand people.

However, as long as he holds on long enough, I think Lunu will be able to make adequate preparations.

However, just as he was immersed in his plan, a panicked soldier suddenly broke in and interrupted his thoughts.

"Not good!"

"It's terrible, County Magistrate!"

The guard was out of breath and said hurriedly:

"Han army, the Han army is entering the city!"

"what?!"

Zhang Junshou stood up suddenly, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a bang, splashing the tea everywhere, and shouted angrily:
"Stop talking nonsense!

Our city walls are high and thick, and our army is well guarded. How could they break in so quickly?"

"Oh, it's absolutely true!"

The guard slapped his thigh fiercely:

"Sima Zhang was shot dead by Su Yao from a distance."

"Then the defeated soldiers who had escaped earlier took advantage of the chaos and suddenly launched an attack, seized the city gate, and let the Han army enter the city!"

"There are Han cavalrymen riding horses everywhere in the city. They are heading all the way to the county governor's mansion. You must make a decision quickly!"

No more confirmation required.

Because before the personal soldier finished speaking, County Magistrate Zhang had already heard the faint sound of shouting and killing.

County Magistrate Zhang's face turned pale instantly, and a chill ran up his spine into his heart.

He never imagined that those defeated soldiers who seemed to have been tamed by him would betray him at the critical moment and let the Han army enter the city.

You know, he was not without preparation and he deliberately dispersed those fleeing soldiers, so how could this happen?

"This...how is this possible?"

He murmured to himself, his voice trembling:

"How could this happen? How could this happen?"

Magistrate Zhang fell into despair.

But frankly speaking, his defense was still effective.

The Han army's entry into the city was not as smooth as the personal soldiers said.

In their panic and haste, the guards did not give so many details.

For example, his personal guards on the city wall put up a strong resistance and even wanted to kill Wang Rou as a sacrifice.

However, all their efforts were in vain under Su Yao's longbow.

That amazing shot frightened the enemy soldiers on the city wall so much that they retreated one after another, and no one dared to step forward.

At this moment, the sudden attack of the defeated soldiers who were scattered on the city walls became particularly deadly.

As the saying goes, if you get the right way, you will get a lot of help, but if you don't get the right way, you will get little help.

At this critical moment, many defenders, especially those Han soldiers who were directly taken over by County Magistrate Zhang from Wang Rou's command, did not put up any resistance at all. Instead, they joined the defecting army and attacked the Zhang family soldiers who had been bullying them for days.

Thus, this fortress, which seemed solid in the eyes of County Magistrate Zhang, was easily breached from the inside. Everyone opened the city gates and let Su Yao and others enter the city.

"kill!"

"The time of reckoning has come, kill them all!"

Just when County Magistrate Zhang was shocked and at a loss, Su Yao had already rushed into the gate of the County Magistrate's Mansion like a red storm.

He swung his spear like a dragon, [Rain of Pear Blossoms Spear], and the county magistrate's personal soldiers who were forming a formation to resist in front of him were stabbed with bloody holes on their foreheads one by one.

In an instant, streams of blood splattered into the sky.

Seeing such a horrifying scene, Magistrate Zhang’s face turned pale.

The situation is over, the situation is over!

"What should I do? What should I do?!"

The only door has been blocked by Su Yao.

He created a bloody storm at the door like a god of death.

Watching him move forward step by step, none of the personal soldiers in the mansion dared to take a step forward and they all retreated wailing.

If they hadn't seen some people kneeling on the ground begging for mercy but still being stabbed to death, they would probably have all knelt on the ground in surrender.

There's no hope, I'm dead!
County Magistrate Zhang bit his lips in despair, regretting till his intestines turned green. He paid so much, but only got to fulfill his role as county magistrate for less than a month.

how so.

However, just when Zhang Jun was in despair, his personal guard captain Zhang Cheng stood up and grabbed Zhang Jun and said,

"Secret passage, while that murderer isn't paying attention, please ask the county governor to quickly go to the secret passage!"

Secret passage, this was what Zhang Cheng and his team found out when they tortured Wang Rou.

It seems that it was built in the mansion by a former prime minister. Its purpose is unknown. Although it cannot lead directly to the outside of the city, it can be used to escape from the county magistrate's mansion and avoid the limelight temporarily.

If the Han army was not careful and failed to quickly complete the control of the four city gates, he might still have a chance to sneak out of the city.

Either way, it's better than sitting here and waiting to die.

"Hurry, run, let's go together!"

At the critical moment, County Magistrate Zhang was quite loyal and called on his trusted advisers and Zhang Cheng and others to evacuate quickly.

However, Zhang Cheng held his sword and declined:
"The enemy is strong, I will cover their retreat, please leave immediately!"

With just one sentence, County Magistrate Zhang burst into tears.

I didn't expect this guy to be so loyal.

But it was a matter of urgency, so he didn't care about anything else and hurriedly pulled everyone to the secret passage at the back.

Just a moment later, Su Yao led the knights to clear the front yard and came to the atrium lobby, where he saw Zhang Cheng standing there majestically with a dozen people.

Su Yao was too lazy to talk to such a small fry. He took a step forward and was about to kill him instantly, but who knew that the captain suddenly knelt down with a plop:
"Lord Su, spare my life!"

"I am a villain who is loyal to the Han Dynasty and was forced to follow the thieves!"

"The county magistrate has already escaped through the secret passage. I know where the secret passage is."

"As long as you spare my life, I will take you to find him!"

My goodness, this kneeling made all his subordinates who were ready to sacrifice themselves heroically dumbfounded.

Just now they saw Su Yao and others hacking and killing crazily, leaving no chance for anyone to survive, and they just wanted to make a last stand.

I didn't expect that this captain is a captain after all, and he has such a fancy way of surviving.

For a moment, they all knelt down, shouting for mercy, and saw a glimmer of hope.

With information of such great value, the man named Su would definitely not refuse it.

However, Su Yao simply ran over them for begging for mercy only when they were about to die.

There was only a flash of cold light.

Captain Zhang Cheng fell to the ground with a thud, blood gushing out of the hole in his forehead. He couldn't understand why he still couldn't escape with his life. "Eliminate all evil, kill!"

While Su Yao was killing people in the county magistrate's mansion, more knights were scattered around the city, madly killing County Magistrate Zhang's direct family soldiers, breaking into houses everywhere to capture County Magistrate Zhang's relatives.

Along the way, if anyone resisted, they would chop off their heads and take them away.

In Lecheng City, heads of dead bodies rolled down and blood flowed like a river.

Faced with Su Yao's thundering offensive, the resistance in Lecheng City quickly collapsed.

Magistrate Zhang's direct family soldiers and personal soldiers seemed vulnerable in front of Su Yao's elite cavalry.

The people in the city kept their doors closed. The two changes of ownership in a short period of time had made them numb and they just prayed silently for the disaster to pass.

Listening to the shouting and wailing in the city, County Magistrate Zhang, who had just climbed out of a dry well in a courtyard somewhere, was gnashing with hatred.

Although he was in a dishevel, with his face covered in dirt and sweat, there was a flame of resentment in his eyes.

He looked up at the sky and cursed with gnashing teeth:

"Su Yao, you little brat, ruined my plan. I will make you pay for it one day!"

However, the reality is cruel.

Seeing his followers climbing out of the dry well and asking him what to do, County Magistrate Zhang felt like crying but had no tears.

He knew that although he had escaped from the county governor's mansion, the city was already full of enemy soldiers.

"Everyone change your clothes and escape from the city as soon as possible while the chaos is going on."

"As long as we get to Lunu and see His Majesty, we will definitely have a chance to take revenge!"

After Magistrate Zhang finished speaking, the personal soldiers accompanying him took off their armor and changed into cloth clothes.

However, Magistrate Zhang and several of his close advisers remained motionless.

A tall confidant looked embarrassed and said:
"Hey, Magistrate Zhang, we are in such a hurry, how can we find any clothes to change into?"

County Magistrate Zhang had anticipated this question, and he turned coldly to the servants who had escaped with him:
"You are all civilians, I think the bandits won't make things difficult for you. Just lend us your clothes, and you can leave after the storm has passed."

"As for our clothes and belongings, just consider them as your severance pay."

The servants looked at each other in dismay. Although they were dissatisfied, they did not dare to resist at all at this critical moment of life and death.

They knew that although County Magistrate Zhang was in trouble, he was still their master. The most important thing was that there were several sword-wielding guards standing beside him. If they resisted rashly, they would probably only bring disaster upon themselves.

Rather than taking such a pointless risk, it seems wiser to be honest and take some money.

So the servants gritted their teeth and silently took off their outer coats and handed them to County Magistrate Zhang and his advisers and confidants who were wearing wide robes with big sleeves.

County Magistrate Zhang took the clothes, changed them quickly, then called everyone to the door and whispered a few instructions.

Afterwards, the sword-wielding guards turned around and killed all the terrified servants in a few moves, and then took back the money that they had not yet counted.

County Magistrate Zhang nodded silently, and only after confirming that all the funeral affairs had been handled did he completely prepare to leave.

Before leaving, he took a last deep look at the dry well and said through gritted teeth:

"Su Yao, my dear, you and I have an irreconcilable hatred. If I see you again someday, I will make you pay for your blood with blood!"

——"Why wait till tomorrow to take revenge?"

Just as County Magistrate Zhang finished his words, Su Yao's red figure suddenly jumped out of the well!

This scene left County Magistrate Zhang and his cronies dumbfounded. They had never expected that their secret passage would be discovered.

"Kill, kill him quickly!" County Magistrate Zhang shouted.

But of course it didn't work.

His personal soldiers were very determined and rushed forward to fight desperately.

But almost in an instant, after the two cold swords crossed each other, Su Yao, holding two swords, chopped off all their heads.

"Are you still running?"

Facing Su Yao's cold gaze, County Magistrate Zhang knew he had no way to escape. He collapsed to the ground, his face ashen.

"You, what do you want to let me go?"

Magistrate Zhang asked in a trembling voice, his voice full of despair.

But seeing Su Yao approaching step by step, he remained silent. He struggled to kneel on the ground, clasped his hands together, and begged for mercy with tears in his voice:
"Lord Su, spare my life!

I was confused for a moment, I now know I was wrong, I am willing to surrender, willing to give up all my wealth, just beg you to spare my life!"

But how could Su Yao care about him?

When this person made the decision to threaten Su Yao, he was already on Su Yao's kill list.

"Put away your begging for mercy."

Su Yao's voice was calm and cold, as if it came from an ice cellar:
"Your inconsistency does not surprise me at all."

"But a traitor should receive a traitor's fate."

"And you'll be a great role model."

When County Magistrate Zhang heard this, despair surged in his heart.

He knew that no matter how much he begged for mercy, he would not be able to change his fate.

Fear, despair, anger, all kinds of emotions converge here into deep madness.

County Magistrate Zhang looked at Su Yao approaching step by step and suddenly reached for his waist, as if he wanted to pull out a hidden weapon for a final resistance.

However, his movements seemed so slow and weak in front of Su Yao.

Su Yao moved and instantly appeared in front of County Magistrate Zhang. He grabbed his wrist and took the weapon from his hand.

"you!"

Before he finished speaking, Su Yao held down Magistrate Zhang's head and cut off his head in a flash.

Amidst the blood splattering, this ambitious, cruel and ruthless county governor finally paid the price for his reckless speculation.

But this doesn't mean that everything is over.

Hearing Cheng Lian and others climbing up one by one behind him, Su Yao said coldly:
“Don’t let any one go.

Behead all of this traitor's clansmen, personal soldiers, and diehards as a warning to others."

"Here!"

At the command, the knights took action one after another, and first those close associates of the county magistrate who had changed into casual clothes were executed.

Then, everyone rushed out of the courtyard and joined the search operation.

Through the testimony of servants of the county magistrate's office, surrendered soldiers, and some civilians, it was revealed that in addition to the Zhang family of Hejian, some other big families also assisted the tyrant in his atrocities.

The knights under Su Yao followed the map and arrested them one by one.

For a whole day, the cries and screams of the rebels in Lecheng City could be heard continuously, and they only stopped at dawn the next day.

At noon that day, all the guilty people were taken to the city gate and executed strictly and quickly. Their corpses were cast into a Jingguan and placed at the city gate to deter evildoers.

In this thunderous version of killing and blood, the public security in Lecheng City was unprecedentedly stable, and no one dared to say a word of opposition.

Everyone was filled with deep fear when looking at Su Yao's bloody figure.

However, it will take considerable time for people's production and life to resume.

But that was not what Su Yao needed to worry about now. After a day's rest, Hejian Xiang Wang Rou took over the power again and started to appease the people.

At the same time, in order to express his gratitude to Su Yao and his support for the king's cause, he waved his hand and the 4,000 surrendered soldiers changed their flags and joined Su Yao's vanguard team.

These 4,000 infantrymen together with Su Yao's 2,800-plus cavalrymen could open the way and continue the vanguard mission, heading straight to the thieves' nest, Lunu, in the west.

The former capital of Zhongshan State was also the base that the rebels Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju had painstakingly built up for many years.

(End of this chapter)