When Lin Chong, Yang Zhi and others saw this, they were stunned for a moment and rushed forward. The weapons in their hands were already stabbing at the prefect's cronies who had not yet reacted. Murong Yanchao was even more panicked at this time. While holding Ya'er and shrinking to the left, he shouted: "Sun Tu, the worst is to break up in two!" While shouting, the knife in his hand was already forcefully wiping Ya'er's throat.
But at this moment, a soft sound came from the rear left, a cold light flashed, and a sharp blade slashed down diagonally, hitting his right hand holding the knife. With a sneer, his entire arm was connected to the knife. They flew out at the same time, but Murong Yanchao had not recovered from this sudden change. He still had a ferocious look on his face and wanted to kill Ya'er in front of him. After a while, he let out a miserable howl and realized that his own His right arm was completely broken off.
Immediately, his back was hit hard again, and the sneak attacker kicked him hard on the lower back. He immediately lost his balance and threw forward. At this time, several soldiers rushed forward and quickly pulled Ya'er from his hands. At the same time, several knives were placed on his neck.
At this time, Sun Tu also slashed the already stunned Jing Yiming in the chest with the back of his knife, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. He could no longer pose a threat to Madam Lin and fell softly. As for the other people, they were distracted by the strange changes before and were knocked to the ground by Lin Chong, Yang Zhi and others who followed closely. All the hostages in their hands were also rescued. Except for Tang Feng, who was almost unlucky enough to be stabbed by someone in a panic, none of the remaining people had any injuries.
The situation that was already at a deadlock turned around in the blink of an eye. This was certainly due to Sun Tu's decisive action, but in the final analysis, the biggest contributor came from Shi Qian who flew down from the roof behind Murong Yanchao and the others.
It turned out that when he discovered that Murong Yanchao and the others had actually used Ya'er and others as hostages to threaten Sun Tu into submission, Shi Qian had already made a decisive decision. After exiting the door, he found a way around to the back of the side hall where they were standing, and then relied on his With superhuman lightness skills, he lurked behind these people silently.
It was precisely because Sun Tu discovered that he was in position that he suddenly spoke to disturb Murong Yanchao's attention, distracting him and creating an opportunity for Shi Qian to injure the enemy and save others. And Shi Qian did not betray his trust. He seized this fleeting opportunity, jumped out of the knife decisively, cut off her shoulder and arm with a knife, and rescued Ya'er safely.
Murong Yanchao, who had been held by several knives and fell limply in a pool of blood, although his face was pale, still held up his head and stared bitterly at Sun Tu, who had already put Ya'er in his arms to comfort him: " Sun Tu... you are so despicable..." At this time, he had realized that Jing Yiming's so-called betrayal of himself was simply a lie, just to make him dodge to the left while being distracted, thus completely falling into the trap. To the ambusher's sword.
Sun Tu sneered disdainfully: "In terms of despicableness and shamelessness, I can't compare to you Murong Yanchao. Even people in the world are concerned about not bringing harm to their families, but what did you do? And those who were harmed by you Innocent soldiers... I, Sun Tu, will definitely uphold justice for them."
"Don't think you can kill me so easily... I am an official of the imperial court.
The prefect of Qingzhou, even if I am guilty, you, a mere sixth-grade military attache, cannot convict me. If you dare to hurt me, the court will judge you! "Murong Yanchao suddenly bared his teeth and said with a smile, this is his last life-saving talisman...
Indeed, the Song Dynasty has always used civil servants to control military officers. Only civil servants have always killed military officers of lower ranks or even those of the same rank. No military officer has ever dared to kill civilian officials blatantly. Moreover, the imperial court had always treated scholar-bureaucrats favorably, and even if a civil servant made a serious mistake, he would end up being exiled or demoted, and no civil servant was ever killed for his crime. A guy with a background like Murong Yanchao might not be able to die once he actually goes through the process.
Sun Tu also laughed: "Yes, it is precisely because you have such confidence that you dare to act unscrupulously here. This time, you have even intensified your efforts to kill innocent people. You can even sacrifice the entire Qingzhou City to the bandits. You It is a sin that cannot be redeemed even by dying thousands of times... Do you think I will not kill you because of my concerns like others? Today, I want to let the world know, let the court know, and let me, the Song Dynasty The officers and soldiers know that our soldiers must not be bullied and our soldiers must not be humiliated! But anyone who dares to humiliate our soldiers will have to pay a heavy price!" As he spoke, there was an undisguised murderous intent in his eyes. When he came out, Murong Yanchao was so frightened that he could no longer speak fluently: "You, what do you want to do? You... dare..."
At this moment, there was another loud noise outside. After a while, someone came in and reported: "Captain, we have been ordered to search the whole city and arrest all the officials and subordinates of Qingzhou Prefecture. Please ask the governor to make a decision!"
"These people are working as cowards, and they conspired to kill many of my brothers in the camp. They even colluded with the Erlong Mountain bandits to bring trouble to the local area. They are really guilty and cannot be punished. Since their crimes are so heinous, we must not let them go." Sun Tu immediately turned around and ordered: "Pass this to me. Order, bring the guilty officer Murong Yanchao and his gang to the city and behead them in public, in order to avenge the brothers in the camp and comfort their souls in heaven!"
As soon as this order came out, those captured government officials immediately knelt down, kowtowed, and begged for mercy urgently: "Sun Dujian, spare your life. We are also forced by the situation and have to do this. All of this is We will never dare to do what Murong Yanchao did again..."
Among the begging for mercy from officials, big and small, were also mixed with the persuasion of some generals in the Xiang army: "Du Jian, it is really inappropriate to do this. After all, they are all court officials. Once the matter is reported to the court, I am afraid that There will be endless troubles…”
Even Tang Feng, who had almost lost his life as a hostage before, hurriedly spoke out to persuade: "The governor should calm down, but you can't make such a catastrophic decision out of anger. Even if these people are guilty, they should be handed over to the police." Let the court judge them instead of just killing them randomly..."
Facing the constant objections from the people around him, Sun Tu's expression did not change, and remained the same cold look: "I have made up my mind. I am doing this not only for myself, not only for our Qingzhou Army, but also for my Qingzhou Army. It’s for the tens of millions of officers and soldiers in the Song Dynasty. We have been oppressed for long enough, and we have endured it for long enough. It’s time to make our voices heard so that we can educate the court and let the people of the world know that we are waiting for you. Warriors should not be insulted lightly, so that all the officers and soldiers in the world can regain their strength and spirit. I am the leader of Qingzhou today.
Lord, now that things have reached this point, there is no way out. Killing them or not makes no difference. But for me, the Song Dynasty, only by killing them can the armies of all walks of life, which have been weak for many years, become stronger again. "
At the end of the sentence, he even glanced at the faces of the people around him: "The generals listened to the order, and all the government officials and others were beheaded, and all the property in their homes was confiscated and put into our military treasury. The officials, their families, etc. were also Kill them all without leaving any trouble, and the rest will be conscripted into the army as humble servants!"
Order after order was passed down, causing everyone present to be shocked again, but this time no one begged for mercy or persuaded. After a period of silence, someone finally reacted quickly. At that moment, several soldiers quickly stepped forward and dragged the government officials who were kneeling on the ground out. If anyone dared to struggle and resist, they would use knives and guns on them. call.
These Qingzhou troops had been oppressed and exploited by government officials before, and they held a grudge. In this incident, hundreds of their colleagues were killed, which brought their resentment to a critical point. Now that Sun Dujian has made up his mind, they just have something to avenge and avenge. So, in a moment, the officials were dragged out of the door crying and being dragged to death.
When someone came to Murong Yanchao, he suddenly laughed: "Crazy... I'm crazy, but you, Sun Tu, are even crazier than me. Do you know what the consequences will be if you do this? Then you You will definitely be regarded as a rebellious official, and the court will definitely not spare you. Although I died in your hands, I believe that it won't be long before you and your family will come down to accompany me... "
"You can't see the outcome anyway." Sun Tu smiled contemptuously and waved his hand: "Take them out and execute them on the spot. There is no need to talk about time and rules, I just want the results!"
Everyone else looked at Sun Tu in a daze. Now, these subordinates who followed Sun Tu really felt that they couldn't see through their own prison. Wouldn't killing all the court officials so blatantly cause trouble
Huang Wenbing, who had just recovered from the shock after being rescued, hesitated for a moment before he finally stepped forward and whispered to Sun Tu, who was still hugging Ya'er tightly: "Captain, this matter is too concerning. Even if If you want to kill them, you should first announce their crimes to the people in the city..."
"Mr. Huang, it's all your fault this time, otherwise... But you don't need to talk about this anymore, I've made up my mind." Sun Tu still insisted on his opinion, and then walked out with Ya'er half in his arms.
The flaws Sun Tu told Murong Yanchao before were almost all true. Only one thing he lied about, so we can see that there were flaws in the letter because Huang Wenbing had done something secretly as early as when Sun Tu left Qingzhou. He had made arrangements to guard against government officials and others. If there were changes in the city and things were still under control, the numbers in the letter would be written in Arabic numerals that he had been taught in his spare time. If things were no longer under control, even Huang Wenbing would If your own safety is in human hands, use regular counting to write.
The three thousand officers and soldiers mentioned in this letter sent to Boden by Ying Jie did not write 3,000. With this alone, Sun Tu could confirm that there was fraud, and only then could he quickly turn around in this dangerous situation.
That's why he said that Huang Wenbing had the greatest credit for this incident!