Jiuxi

Chapter 99 098 [Beheaded]

Thieves come like a comb, soldiers come like a grate.

In troubled times, these eight words often mean blood and tears.

Don't have unrealistic illusions about the military discipline of this era. Basically no one can do it without committing a crime.

Generally speaking, as long as it doesn't go too far and cause public outrage, the winning side's army will more or less humiliate the people, rob gold and silver, and even prostitute wives and daughters.

Today, a group of Qi soldiers broke into the Wang's residence. Apart from the dozen or so people in the main hall, there were another twenty or so people who were searching for money everywhere in the house. They would punch and kick anyone who disobeyed.

From time to time in the main hall, the cry of a young woman could be heard.

The men of the Wang family dared not speak out in anger, because the bright steel knives in the hands of the Qi soldiers in front of them were pointed at them, as if they could be cut down at any time.

After a while, a man in his twenties came out, dressed neatly and with a happy expression on his face.

Then one of the soldiers said with a flattering smile: "Colonel, how do you feel?"

The man's name is Gao Yuqi, who is now the captain of the Taixing Army, leading a thousand elite infantry.

This man fought bravely and resolutely, and was highly appreciated by Kang Yanxiao, the commander of Taixing Army. He was one of the first death squads to rush into the city in the previous battle of Xinchang.

It is said that after this war is over, Kang Yanxiao will definitely promote him to captain of the regiment.

Hearing this, Gao Yuqi laughed and scolded: "I've been holding back this whole year and it's hard to be happy. What are you bastards so anxious about?"

Everyone laughed.

In sharp contrast, all the men in the Wang family had red eyes, and one of the young men gritted his teeth and stared at Gao Yuqi. If someone hadn't been pulling him by, he would have stood up and fought these Qi troops.

Gao Yuqi seemed to be joking with his men, but in fact, his thoughts had been on these men who seemed to be full of poetry and calligraphy. Upon seeing this, he turned to look at the young man, with a cold murderous intent in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "What are you looking at?"

"Shameless gangster!" The young man shouted angrily without fear.

Sergeant Qi immediately looked over with an unkind expression. Gao Yuqi raised his hand and lowered it, then sneered: "I didn't find your mother and sisters. Didn't I just get a maid? Are you not convinced? Don't think that I'm not convinced." I know you guys in high-end mansions look like dogs on the outside, but each one is dirtier than the other on the inside! These maids are being indulged in sexual pleasure by you just for some money, don’t you think I know that?”

"Why, you young men can play, but a jerk like me can't?"

He walked over there, murderous.

The young man showed no fear on his face and said with hatred: "We, the Wang family, have passed down poems and books to our family and it is important to observe etiquette. How could we do that kind of shameful thing? Don't spit on others!"

"You're quite tough." Gao Yuqi sneered and came closer.

A middle-aged man stopped in front of him.

He has a pale face and an elegant temperament, and he also has a hint of sadness and anger at this moment.

"Go away!" Gao Yuqi said in a cold voice.

The middle-aged man's name is Wang Shao, and he is the head of the Wang family. He is an extremely conscientious scholar and never quarrels with outsiders. However, at this moment, he can no longer take a step back.

Facing the ferocious-looking Gao Yuqi, Wang Shao bowed his hands and suppressed his anger and said: "This captain, today's matter has ended, and the Wang family will not reveal anything to the outside world. The identity of the maid just now is with me. I am going to give it to the captain. In addition to the various toys that your noble family has taken away today, I will also prepare a thousand taels of silver as a reward for working in the army. I also hope that the captain will be noble and don't get angry."

Gao Yuqi had not read a book for several years, but he knew the meaning of these words, and immediately sneered: "Are you threatening me?"

Wang Shao said: "I don't dare."

Gao Yuqi looked at the middle-aged man intently, then sneered, turned around, pulled a chair and sat down in the hall, casually named a few soldiers and said: "Did you hear that, Master Wang is a very generous man?" People. You two go find a maid and have a good time. When the Wang family master prepares 5000 taels of silver, we have to leave. Remember, don't disturb the purity of the Wang family, lest the Wang family master go to the general to file a complaint."

"Follow the order!" Everyone agreed with a smile.

After these words were spoken, not only the young man from before was furious, but all the other men in the Wang family turned red.

However, this group of powerless scholars who grew up in the peaceful era only had uncontrollable anger, but did not have the courage to face the sharp edge of the steel knife and face death.

Wang Shao stood up.

He stopped on the way to the inner room, looked directly at Gao Yuqi and said: "If the captain insists on humiliating the Wang family, please step over Wang's body!"

Other young people followed suit.

Gao Yuqi narrowed his eyes slightly, stood up slowly, and stretched out his right hand to the side.

A soldier handed over his sword.

Just as Gao Yuqi stepped forward, a miserable howl suddenly came from outside.

"what!"

Then there was a burst of noise, and then it became quiet again.

Everyone in the Wang family was shocked and confused, Gao Yuqi frowned slightly, and the other soldiers couldn't help but tighten their weapons.

After a while, more than ten people came to the main hall, led by Lu Chen and Lin Xi.

Gao Yuqi's face changed slightly. He was panicked at first, and then turned into a familiar smile. He stepped forward and said, "I didn't expect to see Lieutenant Lu here." After the main force of the Huaizhou Army set off from Panlong Pass, , a vanguard composed of thousands of cavalry to clear out the Yan Army sentry cavalry and small military villages along the road, followed by [-] elite Zhenbei Army, Lai'an Army, Taixing Army and Panlong Army followed.

After capturing the cities of Xinchang and Shiquan, the Huaizhou Army was divided into two groups. The Zhenbei Army and part of the Panlong Army moved northwest to frighten the main force of the Yan Army and threaten the towns outside the capital Yongqiu City. In this way, Chen Xiaokuan's troops The troops are suppressed on the northwest front line.

The 4000 men of Lai'an Army, Taixing Army and Panlong Army continued south, aiming directly at Jianghua City south of Xunyang City.

It is the second largest city in Beiyan Moyang Road, second only to the capital Yongqiu.

As the core of the second defense system established by Chen Xiaokuan, Jianghua is also the place where the Huaizhou Army and Jingzhou Army converged in Lu Chen's plan.

If Jianghua can be captured, it means that the entire southeastern part of Moyang Road has fallen into the control of the Qi army, and the original strategic goal has been achieved.

Lu Chen did not directly respond to Gao Yuqi's words, his eyes fell on the faces of the Wang family behind him.

Looking at the young and flushed faces, and thinking of the Taixing soldiers who were captured by his orders just now and holding various valuable toys in their arms, how could Lu Chen not know what was going on here.

Seeing that he ignored her, Gao Yuqi's face suddenly turned ugly.

The two were both captains of the same rank, and the personal guard camp could not control the Taixing Army, so he did not feel that he had anything to fear.

"Ahem..." Gao Yuqi cleared his throat, and then said to Lu Chen: "Colonel Lu, if nothing happens, I will leave first. General Kang has something else for me to do."

Lu Chen was unmoved and said calmly: "Captain Gao Xiaojun, before the army set off, Huang Sima of the Governor's Office had already conveyed the Commander's command to all the armies. During this march, it is strictly forbidden to humiliate the local villagers. Didn't the Taixing Army declare that Commander?"

Gao Yuqi's heart trembled, and he immediately said without changing his expression: "Of course, I wonder what Captain Lu meant by this?"

This may seem like he is pretending to be stupid, but in fact he is treating Lu Chen as a fool.

Lu Chen chuckled softly, with a bit of coldness in his eyes.

Gao Yuqi didn't want to quarrel with the famous man in front of the governor, so he leaned closer and explained in a low voice: "Captain Lu, our brothers have been fighting for several months, and this time they have to travel hundreds of miles in a row. It's really... I'm so tired. Don't worry, we all know the rules of the Governor. We didn't hurt anyone, and we didn't do anything wrong. We were just getting some benefits from such a wealthy family. Let's do this. Half of what we found will be given to Lieutenant Lu's subordinates. Brothers, how are you?"

"Oh?"

Lu Chen responded expressionlessly, then looked at everyone in the Wang family and said, "Everyone, you can tell the truth about what happened just now."

Wang Shao raised his head and looked at Gao Yuqi's sharp gaze as he turned to look at him, and said sadly: "Nothing, this high school lieutenant just came to Wang's house for a visit."

Gao Yuqi said with satisfaction: "Captain Lu, we are all our own people, so we might as well make it convenient."

"They injured more than a dozen people, took away my family's belongings, and even abused my mother's maid!"

The young man finally couldn't restrain himself and roared with grief and anger.

The hall was silent.

There was some evil aura on Lin Xi's face.

Lu Chen stared into Gao Yuqi's eyes and said slowly: "Gao Xiaowei, who gave you the courage to regard military law as nothing?"

At this moment, Gao Yuqi was already aware of the coming crisis, but he still didn't believe that the other party would stand up for the Wang family, so he apologized and said with a smile: "It's just a trivial matter, why should Captain Lu make a fuss out of it?"

"The High School Lieutenant may not know that this general, under the orders of the Metropolitan Governor, also has the power to control military law."

After Lu Chen said these words, Gao Yuqi's expression changed drastically, and then he heard Lu Chen yelling coldly: "Take it down!"

The sounds of drawing swords continued one after another. The masters behind Lu Chen immediately stepped forward and removed the Taixing soldiers' weapons at lightning speed. Then, two long knives were placed on Gao Yuqi's neck.

"Lu Chen, you have no right to take me!" Gao Yuqi roared angrily.

Everyone in the Wang family stared at this scene in stunned silence.

Lu Chen ignored Gao Yuqi and came to Wang Shao and said, "May I ask what your name is?"

Wang Shao could barely maintain his composure, and he quickly saluted and said: "Young man, Wang Shao, I have met Colonel Lu. Thank you very much, Captain Lu, for resolving the crisis. The whole Wang family is grateful!"

Lu Chen nodded slightly and said concisely: "This person has violated the laws of our army and shall be punished according to the law. You don't need to panic. Xunyang was originally the territory of Da Qi and fell into the hands of the enemy for nearly thirteen years. Now it is back under the rule of the imperial court. I will protect your safety. What happened today was the fault of our army. I would like to apologize to your government on behalf of the Huaizhou Governor's Office."

"Don't dare, don't dare." Wang Shao shook his head repeatedly, tears welling up in his eyes.

As Lu Chen said, Xunyang and even the entire Moyang Road are the territory of Daqi, but it is a pity that no Wang Shi has set foot here in the past 13 years.

Lu Chen said: "Our army will bear the loss of your mansion. A document will come here to negotiate with you later. I will take him back to Marching Law and say goodbye."

Wang Shao stared blankly at Lu Chen and others who left decisively, including the soldiers he ordered to capture, as if today's encounter was just a dream.

"Father..." The young man who told the truth in anger said slightly uneasily.

He is Wang Shao's second son, named Wang Jun. He has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child, but his temperament is not calm enough. In other words, compared to other contemporaries of the Wang family, he has a bit more blood in his bones.

Wang Shao shook his head and signaled not to say anything.

He looked at the young captain's retreating figure, and a look of contemplation gradually appeared on his face.

(End of this chapter)