"Regardless of the success or failure of this event, this Cantonese can no longer stay..."
Zhou Shen added decisively, and then looked at the faces of these people one by one. This was already the last strength he could rely on.
They include many years of sturdy old naval bandits, fierce desperadoes or lone bandits, as well as warriors and dentists in the old army; they have been in private for him over the years. Having done all the activities of killing people, overcoming goods, destroying the house and destroying the door, the deaths and bloody crimes committed at his hands are also numerous.
"The agreement that I waited for will end here.. Now that's it, we'll go our separate ways,"
To be honest, he also feels a little frustrated secretly; his years of management and prestige in Guangfu can't even match the "ghost monk" among the grass thieves, and the changes brought about by the "ghost monk" in the past few months; Regardless of whether it is gathering people to farm land, opening up sea and opening up trade, or mining and construction; this kind of gradual and dignified method of arrogance is also hidden in the dark corners of these residual resistance forces, which cannot be stopped and confronted.
He can provoke the opposing tycoons, local gentry, and even the subordinates in the village to confront and destroy secretly, the grass thieves’ actions to clear the land and the land, and even instigate the villagers to resist, harass, destroy, and enclose the land. ; And even secretly make people deal with those who dare to claim to live with them, to kill a hundred people.
But it can’t be changed. Once the grass thief gets serious about this matter, it gathers enough strength and attracts enough drool, whether it is obstruction and resistance on the surface, or fighting and disputes in private. They are no longer advantageous and useful.
In particular, the "monk" in the tide, following the brutal actions of the two states and ten counties against the powerful and the big family, also set a very bad example and a precursor to the grass thieves who reside there; it also made many villages in the army. The local tyrants and big clans who survived in Zhonggou were frightened or everyone put themselves in danger. After all, in private, the delaying and delaying methods of violating the yin and the yang are completely different from the open confrontation that may kill the whole family on the bright side.
Especially after the grass thief reorganized the post roads and checkpoints, he could not even deliver messages in most places, and even secret remote control commands. On the contrary, it was many messengers he sent, and there was no news about this. Failed to come back; and losing the leader who gave them ideas behind the scenes and the private military support, these local tyrants scattered around the other side are scattered in the same way and only some passive coping methods are left.
Of course, he can still intimidate and attack those merchants in the city who are trying to do business with the grass thief, and use various cruel methods in private to impersonate you; but there is no way to stop the sea merchants’ homes and the Shijia clan. , The desire for profit for the reopening of sea trade; as the saying goes, if one kills one's parents, even if it is in the hands of the most humble mud-legged grass thieves, it is really real money.
In fact, most of the refugees who were displaced in Lingdong due to the war were recruited by these grass thieves, or they were forcibly taken in, and managed in various workshops, workshops and mines; he and his men could be in the middle. The space and opportunities for Naoyu Tengna were greatly reduced, so that they could only be trapped in a corner of the city of Guangzhou. After all, there is not enough chaos as a cover, so how can we talk about the opportunity to fish in troubled waters
Now even the subordinates of the old subordinates are not easy to use; because these grass thieves actually start to hold workshops in the city, and cultivate and teach their own staff to gradually replace the old subordinates at the bottom of the various places for implementation. Various new measures; in this respect, the subordinate staff who were originally unable to work hard became a little nervous and self-defeating and feared losing their livelihoods. They became more or less diligent in some matters instead of procrastinating and shirking; on the one hand, they were also disguised. This has led to a reduction in sources of information.
After all, it’s one thing to be able to rely on the past to squeeze them and provide some information and convenience. But for the imperial court to fight for the cause of rebellion, the result of losing their lives and even their lives is completely another. It's going on.
Although they can rely on the common practice that has been inherited for many years, secretly intimidate and induce tricks or set up structures, buy and win individual or even a small group of people, but there is no way to attract hundreds of people at once. , Are all drawn together and transformed into their sympathizers and co-workers.
If they still have this kind of strength and resources, they don’t need to condescend to carry out the adventures of assassination and assault in this Guangzhou city, but directly pull up a group of people to openly expel and combat these criminal grass thieves. Up.
Therefore, Zhou Shen only hated that he had not discovered and determined to cut it early. This seemingly inconspicuous scourge; so that the evolution of one step and the wrong step to the present situation, even if he wants to get in all his wealth and connections, It's already irreparable. Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the grass thief's separatist regime outside the ridge has already begun.
Therefore, even his former family and allies had to give up trying to find a way to leave Canton for a while; but others can easily walk away. As a Kongmu official from Japan, The middle coordinator who is also a multi-party force has too much involvement and fetters with the place. Even if he can finally try to escape from the occupied Lingnan land with others, it means that he puts all the foundations and managements together, and restarts his unpredictable future under the fence of a strange place;
What's more, those people did not inform themselves beforehand, and they could not wait to go to sea with their property and manpower, and escaped from this dangerous place that is becoming more and more useless; it is also a kind of consistent behavior to him, in a disguised form. Dissatisfaction and giving up.
So he was a little unwilling, and wanted to work hard for the last time. At the very least, these grass thieves should not be able to easily integrate the five Lingnan pipes, and always leave a place of restraint and opposition in the rear. As for the many deaths and injuries and the disaster of swords and soldiers that may result, that is also a great Tangzi. One of the prices that the people must sacrifice for the court.
For this reason, he has secretly converted most of the still-holding industries into many ready-made goods hidden away for use; just because of the rush of time, many of them are almost super low by being robbed by fire. The result of getting out of hand. Most of them are spent and promised to the remaining people in front of them, if they still have a life to survive.
Zhou Shen said inwardly, and then he heard a stern shout from the outside:
"who."
"There is no need for someone to serve here. Nobody is asked to deliver wine or food."
"Since I went to the wrong other party, I don't want to get out of here..."
"and many more.."
Zhou Shen suddenly moved in his heart and ordered to the people around him
"Go out and call people in, so I'll say that I want to send something, and I have to give a reward... and then..."
He gestured to his neck. After all, the arrow is already on the string now, and there are only a few hours left before darkness; in order to avoid extra-junctions that are not bad, this one may reveal a flaw.
"The young man has very neat legs and feet. After being scolded, he has already slipped away with his things..."
Afterwards, he saw his subordinates come in again and replied.
"So the subordinates failed to intercept the people..."
Zhou Shen couldn't help taking a deep breath before resisting the urge to yell at him; since he heard that he was about to act for the last time and left Canton, these subordinates have also begun to slack off to such a degree. If you use it, I'm afraid he will have a good seizure and hair fall.
"Well, don't hurry up to clean up Changxing, and go to other places again..."
"It's not like that..."
The former Shanzhai boss, who was nicknamed "Lailong" among his men, couldn't help muttering.
"How long have we been born in peace, and we can't stop it..."
"I would like to ask the high officials to make clear lessons,"
Seeing that Zhou Shen was about to make lust, another old sea bandit nicknamed "Duke Bird" also winked at him and opened his cheek slowly.
"Tossing around in the city these days, the brothers have accumulated a lot of tiredness... For the sake of important events in the near future, let them rest for a while..."
"Yes and so, a certain person knows the painstaking efforts of officials, but only needs to place a guard from the outside. What about the multi-pan Heng for a while."
Some people also agreed, but it was Li Tong who was born before the handsome man.
"Even to clean up the tail of the hand here, it will take some time..."
And these three represented the respective forces of Zhou Shen's subordinates, and the rest, even the dead men who were born in his family, didn't speak much. He also had to hesitate and nodded.
"Never mind..."
Then, a few steps approached the inner room and amidst exclaims and screams, all the dying women were killed and let out some vent. Then, with the blood in this room, he picked up the remaining wine and vegetables that had been cold, and ate and drank at his own discretion.
Although it tasted like chewing wax, he forced himself to eat and drink, knowing that his body was hot and the skin was gradually swelling and red; and those men also wrapped the corpse and stuffed it under the bed, and wiped the blood stained with the torn curtain. Furnishings
Suddenly a few dull clangs sounded above their heads. Unexpectedly, these savvy men stood up one after another, and each hurriedly drew out the weapons sealed in the package, and made a posture of alert.
Then more crashing clangs appeared one after another on the roof above them, and then an overwhelmed tile roof suddenly cracked, and a hot fireball with a large cloud of blue smoke fell and quickly diffused. The pungent smoke that came, made people choke on the song, and the dizzy chest made it particularly difficult to breathe.
And the old pirate Sparrow was hit by a falling fireball, and sparks spread all over his body, screaming and falling to the ground and knocking down and igniting a lot of curtains. The furnishings of the household furnishings were only slapped by Li Tong, but the pain was slashed; I saw him shouting to Zhou Shen with his red eyes hoarse.
"It's a poisonous smoke ball..."
"There is an enemy attack..."
"Officials be careful..."
Along with these few angry shouts, there was an extremely short scream from the outside. It was obvious that the person who served as a guard and a sentry had already encountered a poisonous hand.
"Get out, can't stay here anymore..."
The leader of the cottage named "Lailong" rushed out with a weapon, and then opened the door. He was back shot by the invisible force, and he suddenly looked up.
"Go back quickly... Be careful with crossbows..."
Zhou Shen yelled loudly while covering his nose and mouth.
"Quickly look for something obscured..."
Before he finished his words, he saw locust-like arrows, easily piercing through the weak points of wooden buildings such as doors and windows and railings, and nailing down the furniture and furnishings in the room with a sound It was too late to dodge or look for a hidden figure, and was shot over and fell to the ground.
Then, amidst the pungent smoke, a sparkling jar was thrown in, and it rolled on the ground several times. Only when Zhou Shen's life and death were born, he rushed forward and wanted to pick it up. Just threw it out; then he heard a sudden bang and immediately cracked in his chest. Suddenly, the people in the room, including Zhou Shen, were shocked by the loud noise and dull drumming, making the scene dizzy. Fainted. (End of this chapter)