After seeing clearly the appearance of the person coming, Lin Chong and Qi Desheng both looked tense, and quickly stood up and saluted: "I have seen General Du before. Sun Dujian is not an outsider, he is..."
But the commander of the Qingzhou Xiang Army named Du Heng in front of him didn't even listen to their introduction of Sun Tu's identity, nor did he take a serious look at Sun Tu. He just said with a stern face: "I have been here all morning. Strictly order, anyone who breaks into the military camp without my permission and without the warrant of Prefect Murong will be regarded as having evil intentions! You two dare to collude with him, how brave you are! Come on, kill all these people Get it!" He didn't even give Sun Tu and the others a chance to explain, and was about to accuse them.
This frightened Lin Chong so much that they couldn't help but look at Sun Tu behind them to see what his reaction was. However, they found that the new Metropolitan Superintendent was still sitting there with his old spirit at this time. Not to mention nervous reaction, he didn't even frown, but he was still staring at Du Heng thoughtfully. .
Du Heng also discovered this at this time, which made his heart tighten slightly, thinking of the rumors that had spread in the city, that this new governor would be difficult to deal with. But after all, he has accepted the strict order from the prefect, and Sun Tu's arrival will also affect his vital interests, so even if the opponent is indeed higher than him, he can only win first at this time.
In order to successfully capture the people according to the requirements of the prefect, Du Heng gathered the main force of the Xiang army who could still be used early this morning, so he arrived a little late. But even so, these people still didn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of Sun Tu, and seemed a little timid, until he straightened his face and shouted loudly: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go up and get someone!" He mustered up his courage, raised his weapons, and rushed into the barracks.
When Lin Chong saw this, he immediately became anxious and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "You must not be rude. Sun Dujian is the Qingzhou Military and Horse Supervisor appointed by the imperial court. We are all under his control, how can we do this?" Offense..." He had some prestige in the army, but this moment really made the soldiers hesitate again.
"Our Qingzhou officers and soldiers have always only obeyed the orders of Magistrate Murong, and it is the same today. Lin Chong, if you dare to obstruct me again, you will be punished with an additional penalty!" Du Heng was really angry at this time, scolded, drew his knife in his hand, and shouted to the ground In one fell swoop, he slashed towards Lin Chong.
Lin Chong hurriedly dodged and wanted to argue, but the other party didn't give him a chance to speak. He turned around and followed up, and was hit with another knife in his pocket. Since he didn't dare to fight back, he could only retreat and dodge again, completely falling. When they reached leeward, Qi Desheng next to him was nervous for a while, and he could only shout: "General Du, calm down, there must be some misunderstanding." But it was of no use at all. After forcing Lin Chong back with a few swords, Du Heng struck again The order was given for the soldiers to go inside and capture the people. Now they had no scruples and rushed into the barracks.
It wasn't until he saw those soldiers charging at them viciously that a sharp light flashed in Sun Tu's eyes. While winking at Lu Da and Yang Zhi, he left his stool and rushed forward to meet them. Seeing the sword coming in front of him, he turned aside and easily passed by. Then he hit his shoulder hard, knocking the soldier who was staggering because of the missed sword and knocking him backwards, while he himself had already When he reached the few people at the back, he waved his fists and hit four of them one after another.
chest, knocking them all to the ground at once.
Lu Da and Yang Zhi did not hesitate at this time. They shouted and attacked the soldiers with their fists and kicks. Even if they did not show their weapons, the strength of their fists and kicks was not small. In a moment, they were the strongest The dozen or so people who rushed into the room first all screamed and fell down, screaming and unable to get up on the ground. This was the result of both of them retaining their strength, otherwise these people might not even be able to scream.
Sun Tu, on the other hand, swam upstream and pounced on Du Heng, who had turned pale with fright at what happened before him and hurriedly retreated. His movements were too fast. Before the other party could retreat to the door, he had already punched him in the face. Du Heng was so frightened that he quickly raised his knife to strike, and at the same time shouted: "Come quickly, get the traitor...ah!" The last word was a scream, and Sun Tu's punch was completely a feint, taking advantage of the opponent's advantage. When he had the chance to parry with all his strength, a kick from his lower body hit him in the lower abdomen. He screamed and fell down, and Gululu rolled out of the door.
The soldiers at the back didn't react until this moment, and they all raised their weapons to cover up the attack. But at this time, a shout came from their side: "Whoever dares to come forward, watch your head!" When they heard the sound When he turned around to look, he saw about twenty Jiangzhou soldiers over there drawing their bows and setting arrows, aiming at themselves and others. As long as there was any change, these arrows could penetrate directly into their bodies.
When Sun Tu suddenly jumped to take action, the Jiangzhou soldiers outside the barracks also quickly took action under Tang Feng's silent order. They had always carried their weapons with them, and when they saw someone trying to harm Sun Tu, they did not hesitate to draw their bows and arrows.
This frightened all the Qingzhou soldiers. They were already hesitant and did not dare to move. They could only stand there blankly, watching Sun Tu step by step with deep expression accompanied by Lu Da Yang Zhi. He walked out of the barracks and finally stood in front of Du Heng, who had not had time to get up. Then he glanced forward and frightened the soldiers to take a step back unconsciously.
"Why, do you really want to rebel? I am the Qingzhou Military and Horse Supervisor appointed by the imperial court. As subordinates, you dare to attack me with swords. How brave you are! Now I will give you one last chance. Quickly put down your weapons and kneel down to me. I can only take the culprit and not hold you and other coercion responsible..." Sun Tu ignored Du who was trying to stand up in front of him, but was kicked over by Luda first. Heng, just said to the soldiers.
But before he could finish speaking, one of the soldiers shouted loudly: "Don't believe his lies. In Qingzhou, the prefect has always made the final decision. What qualifications does he have as a military attache..."
"Kill!" Sun Tu couldn't bear to hear this guy talk too much, so he immediately gave an order. Several Jiangzhou soldiers over there were already accustomed to obeying Sun Tu's orders. After hearing this, they released their arrows without hesitation. Three feather arrows flew almost at the same time and shot through the soldier's throat and chest. With a scream, Du Heng's confidant, who still wanted to encourage others to resist, turned into a corpse and fell in front of everyone.
It wasn't until the blood spattered and the corpses fell to the ground that the soldiers of the Qingzhou Xiang Army finally understood what kind of situation they were in. Suddenly their faces were full of horror, and many of them were trembling in this hot summer. And Sun Tu came again in due course.
He took a step forward, raised his voice and shouted: "You still won't give up and kneel down? There is a limit to my patience!"
"Put down your weapons!" Those Jiangzhou soldiers also shouted loudly, and at the same time they all took a step forward, increasing Sun Dujian's momentum. With these two shouts, the defenses of these Qingzhou Xiang troops who had little fighting spirit were completely destroyed. I don’t know who was the first to drop their weapons. As the first clang sounded, all the other people also Then he threw down the knife and gun, and then knelt down obediently. He looked like wheat stalks that had been cut by a sickle, and he was half shorter in an instant.
Du Heng, who was lying on the ground, felt his heart completely sinking after seeing this. Only then did he know why the newly arrived Sun Dujian dared to openly quarrel with Magistrate Murong in the government office on the day he first arrived in Qingzhou. It was not that the dragon could not cross the river. All this was because he had enough confidence and believed that he could Take control of the situation!
Thinking about how confident I was before, it was really ridiculous. I thought that gathering these seventy or eighty people would be enough to suppress them, but it was just wishful thinking...
But he knew better that his soldiers still had a way out, but he could not change his family. His only hope was Murong Yanchao. After all, the other party had been operating here for many years. Sun Tu had just arrived, and he was really a fierce dragon. But a local snake.
So at this time, he struggled and raised his head and shouted: "Sun Tu, are you really going to rebel? There are already rules in our Xiang army camp. If you don't see the prefect's warrant or military symbols, you will not be transferred. You want to seize the military power... "
"Shut up!" As Sun Tu shouted, Yang Zhi kicked him out, hitting him in the mouth, causing blood to spurt out of his mouth and leaving him speechless. Afterwards, Sun Tucai said coldly: "At this time, you still dare to disturb the morale of our army. You are really unrepentant! I will make it clear to you today. He, Murong Yanchao, is only the prefect of Qingzhou and has no right to interfere. We are in trouble in the Xiang Army. No matter what your rules were in the past, from today on, the Xiang Army will only obey the orders of one person, and that is me, Sun Tu! And you, Du Heng, as the commander of the Xiang Army, have made the army so desolate, knowing that When I arrived today, not only did I not wait here early, but I gathered a crowd to rebel. In addition, you committed a serious crime of deducting the soldiers' pay... I can use military law to punish you for the death penalty now! Come on, pick him up for me!"
Before he finished speaking, two Jiangzhou soldiers rushed forward. They first swung the sheathed steel sword and hit Du Heng twice on the waist and ribs, making him scream and gasp, and his body became weak. He dragged him up and kicked him at the crook of his knees, causing him to kneel in front of Sun Tu.
Only then did Lin Chong come back to his senses from this dazzling turn of events. Seeing this, he quickly stepped forward to persuade him: "Sun Dujian, isn't it a bit hasty to punish him now? After all, he is a court official, and Murong It’s not easy to explain to the prefect either…”
"I've said it before, military law must be respected in the army. Every crime Du Heng has committed is enough for him to pay for it with his life, how can I spare him." This time, Sun Tu didn't give Lin Chong any face. He said with a face: "First give him fifty military sticks, and then send an order to the whole army. At noon tomorrow, drag this guy with evil intentions out of the camp gate and behead him in public!"
Today, Sun Tu is going to use Du Heng's head to completely establish his prestige in the army and in Qingzhou City!