The rain kept falling, and the rustling sound of rain made the night in Wuqiu Town seem particularly quiet. The small town was dark, and no one could be seen at all.
From this point alone, we can see how negligent and slack Li Su was as the commander-in-chief, and how miserable the officers and soldiers of the imperial army who escorted the rations were. They may be carrying more than 20,000 stones of food, but these people are lucky enough to live in a small town without city walls and there is not even a team of guards to patrol at night.
This naturally gave people an opportunity to take advantage of. Under the cover of night and rain, a team of two hundred people had quietly entered the town. After seeing the relaxed environment here, Sun Tu's eyes flashed in front of him. With a strange light and a few simple gestures, he ordered the people behind him to quickly separate their hands and move towards the house where laughter and shouts were constantly heard.
After listening for a moment from a distance, everyone could guess what the people in those rooms were doing. They were gambling! People in the Song Dynasty were addicted to gambling because of their abundant economy. From high-ranking officials and dignitaries to traders and pawns, almost everyone enjoyed gambling, especially in Bianjing City, big and small, official and underground, it could be said that anyone Gambling venues can be found everywhere, and the Imperial Guards, who earn a lot of money and don't have many errands to do on weekdays, are frequent visitors to casinos.
But Sun Tu still couldn't accept that these guys would gather together to gamble during the march while escorting grain and grass. This was completely a sign of the corruption of military discipline, and it was also the mistake he could not tolerate the most. In the Qingzhou Army under his command, and even in the entire Shandong government coalition army today, all bad gambling habits are eliminated, but those who dare to offend will be severely punished and publicly displayed.
Precisely because these Forbidden Army soldiers all gathered together to gamble and put all their attention on the gambling table in front of them, they did not even pay attention to the movement outside. It wasn't until the courtyard door was suddenly opened and a dozen fierce soldiers with knives burst in that the dozens of guys woke up.
But they didn't have anything at all except some copper coins and gambling equipment. Their weapons were all thrown in the room where they slept. At this time, they could only look at these uninvited guests who broke in through the door in horror, and yelled inwardly. : "What a thief, how dare you break into the military camp! Do you know that we are all soldiers of the Forbidden Army..."
Before they could even say the threat, with a cold word "kill", the soldiers who broke into the house were already killing them fiercely like tigers and wolves who had spotted their prey.
Suddenly, screams could be heard endlessly. These Forbidden Forces were far from the elite opponents of the Qingzhou Army who had experienced hundreds of battles and were well-trained. In addition, they were all unarmed and had completely lost the power to resist due to fear, so they turned around. In an instant, they all became enemies of the other party, truly leaving no one behind.
Similar things were happening in every courtyard. Although the soldiers and horses Sun Tu brought this time were only more than 10% of the Forbidden Army, the Qingzhou Army at this time was completely carrying out a unilateral massacre, and these Forbidden Army could not perform at all. With no fighting power left, the only thought was to take advantage of the chaos and run out. But even if they did run to the street outside the yard, someone would still catch up from behind and drive the sharp blade into their bodies.
And because the heavy rain continued to fall, people a little further away from the house
People don't even know that such a terrible scene is happening outside. For example, Mr. Li Su and Mr. Li Zhong, who were laughing and drinking together with a pretty and charming lady, and using the other woman's cherry mouth as a cup, had no idea that the world outside had turned upside down and he was still addicted to this. In the gentle countryside full of spring scenery.
I saw him holding the woman's slender waist with one hand, pouring a glass of wine into her mouth with the other hand, then lowering his head to meet her lips, sucking the wine from the beauty's mouth into his own mouth, then smacking the taste and saying : "Sure enough, after you drank it, beauty, this wine became particularly fragrant."
At this time, the woman was completely nestled in Li Su's arms like mud, and said coquettishly: "My lord, you are so bad, my family is almost drunk to death, and you still say such things..." After that, he said: Bu Yidi lightly hit the man on the chest with his pink fist, which made Mr. Li burst into laughter: "Don't be upset, little lady, I will let you sober up later, and I will ensure that you will be full of energy soon."
The teasing meaning in these words was extremely explicit, which immediately made the woman's face turn into a peach blossom, and she felt reluctant for a while. It really made his eyes dazzled.
These carefree days are much more comfortable than the jittery days in Bianjing. Li Su even had the idea of staying here for a year and a half. As for what the situation would be like in Shandong, he simply forgot about it.
"Then Sun Tu is also interesting. He only sent a subordinate to beg for food. Wouldn't he be afraid of him if he really thought he was an official..." As soon as Li Su's thoughts turned to this point, his heart suddenly moved. Suddenly, he thought of an astonishing fact—the guy who came during the day and called himself Wang Er, and whom he had some impression of, seemed to be that guy Sun Tu!
This made Li Su, who was still moving his hands up and down the woman, pause for a moment, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. Is this true? Where on earth did I see that Sun Tu? It was...at Privy Tong's birthday banquet, yes, a few years ago, at Privy Tong's birthday banquet, that Sun Tu was sitting not far from me!
The more he thought about it, the clearer Sun Tu's appearance became, and Li Su became more and more nervous. Why did he come under a pseudonym? What was his purpose? As doubts arose in his heart, the movements of his hands became heavier, causing the woman in his arms to immediately let out a cry of pain and said urgently: "Officer..."
Once he noticed that something had changed, Li Su didn't dare to be careless anymore. He quickly pushed the woman away, got up, and wanted to pack his clothes and go out to call someone. But at this moment, the closed door was kicked open with a bang. In addition to the dark sky outside and the falling rain, what caught his eyes was a familiar young man and the people who were accompanying him. Behind him were several soldiers whose swords were still bleeding.
In just one glance, the woman next to him screamed: "There are robbers, killing people..." Immediately, Li Su finally heard the screams that kept ringing outside, which made his movements even stiffer, and his face A look of panic appeared on his face: "Who are you and what do you want to do?"
"Mr. Li, you are such a noble person. You are so forgetful. It has only been less than half a day, and you don't recognize me?" The young man stepped in and said with a smile. But his smile was so terrifying in Li Su's eyes that he subconsciously burst out from between his teeth.
Two words: "Sun - Tu -"
Sun Tulu looked at him in surprise: "I didn't expect you, Mr. Li, to be so smart. It's a pity that it's too late!"
"Sun Tu, do you know what you are doing? If you kill the imperial guards and rob the government of food, that is tantamount to treason..."
"Yes, but what can I do? I have already given you, Mr. Li, a chance. If you are willing to cooperate at that time and agree to set off to deliver the food there, or to leave the food to me on the spot, it will be fine. It won't cause the current accident. But you have chosen to be my enemy. There is no other way. Since you refuse to hand over the food, then I can only come and get it myself." Sun Tu said as he came to the other party. And slowly took out the sword from his waist.
This move made the woman and Li Su scream again at the same time. However, the guards he left outside had already become ghosts, and naturally no one could come to rescue them.
"You... you want to kill me? You have to know that I am an official of the imperial court and a doctor in the household department. You cannot bear the crime of killing me!" Li Su kept retreating and even pulled the woman in front of him. What he said was a combination of threats and begging for mercy: "Sun... Sun Dujian, as long as you let me go, I will give you food, food, and everything that happens here will never be leaked. You believe me..."
"Believe you? Do you think I would make such a stupid decision? A bastard like you who only knows how to oppress the people and oppress the people is worthy of being a court official? In the eyes of me, Sun Tu, you are just a despicable silverfish. Kill you. It's just to get rid of the harm. And don't worry, the court will only think that what happened today was the work of a certain group of bandits, and they will never suspect our Shandong officers and soldiers. After all, we are still fighting the bandits in Liangshanbo at this time." Sun When Tu said this, he stopped delaying and quickly slashed out the knife in his hand, hitting Li Langzhong's throat who was still trying to dodge.
After only half a scream, Li Su fell down with blood splattered on his back. Even at the end of his life, he was still filled with disbelief. He really didn't expect that Sun Tu would act so decisively and unscrupulously, even daring to kill himself.
The woman in front of him was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Hero, spare your life, slave family, slave family is also forced..."
Sun Tu was unmoved, and only glanced at her coldly. He did not take any action himself, but waved his hand before turning around and leaving, and someone would kill her with a knife. When he stepped out of the room, another shrill scream sounded behind him.
It's not that Sun Tu is easy to kill, but today's matter is very important and there can't be any mistakes, so Li Su and his subordinates can't keep any of them. The only good thing is that now the people in the town have been arranged to the houses on the other side. As long as they don't come out, there is no need to kill innocent people indiscriminately.
That night, screams continued to sound, and the Qingzhou Army really went on a killing spree, killing half of the town until blood flowed into a river, and then took away all the food and grass.
It was only after dawn the next day that some people in the town had the courage to come out to see what was going on. After seeing the corpses all over the ground and in the houses, screams could be heard all around. This was something that had never been seen on Gyeonggi Road in a hundred years. A big tragedy...