Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Broken boards, rotten wood, and more and more corpses floated everywhere on the surface of the river.

The surface of the river is turbid and the water is red.

The battle is still going on, and it has entered a fierce stage.

The two sides clashed with each other and iron objects collided, and the voices of shouting, begging for life and begging for mercy continued to flow, mixed with the pungent bloody smell blowing in the wind, unscrupulously permeated the entire waters of Yangzhou.

The tragic fighting situation in the water area was vaguely spread into the city of Yangzhou, which was five miles away from the river.

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Yangzhou City, in the government office.

Although Guo Ye never went out, he still sat firmly in the study, but one group after another of the yamen servants returned from the East Gate Ferry in turn, and fed back the latest situation of the battle on the river to his ears in time.Therefore, he seems to be living in a hut but knows everything about the world, and he is still calm and calm, without any panic.

When the sixth group of yamen servants who returned from the East Gate Ferry to inquire about the details came outside the study, and after whispering in Zhang Jiujin's ear at the door, Zhang Jiujin turned and pushed open the door of the study with a happy expression on his face.

Zhang Jiujin came into the study and stood respectfully in front of Guo Ye, but couldn't hide the excitement on his brows, and said loudly: "Lord Inspector, the spies report that the fighting on the river is still going on. It's all blood-stained, there are countless sunken ships, and there are millions of corpses floating in the waters of Yangzhou!"

Million floating corpses?

Guo Ye looked at Zhang Jiujin with disdain, and thought, "It's just talking nonsense. The total of the two parties is only 6 or [-] people. How can it be such an exaggeration?"

Immediately, he yelled at Zhang Jiujin softly: "What kind of text are you dragging, can't you speak well? What will the spies say when they come back? How are the two parties fighting now? Who has the upper hand?"

Zhang Jiujin smiled coyly, and replied in a low voice: "The spies reported that both sides had casualties. The corpses on the river can't distinguish the enemy from the enemy. The boats of the Cao Gang crushed each other. My lord, I didn’t expect the Cao Gang to dominate the waters of central Sichuan, and it will be just as effective in the waters of Yangzhou.”

Hearing this, Guo Ye felt much more at ease, and faced Zhang Jiujin's question, he couldn't help but happily said, "Let's not talk about Liu Zhenxuan borrowing more than [-] people from the Cao Gang. Living on the river, most of the gang members are water bandits and are accustomed to water warfare. Naturally, their combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of land gangs such as the Jingyi Gang and the Horse Gang. It is reasonable for the Cao Gang to gain the upper hand .”

Zhang Jiujin said yes again and again with a soft sound, but he didn't turn around and leave, as if he had something to say but couldn't say it.

Guo Ye was in a good mood because of the situation on the river at this time. Seeing Zhang Jiujin's hesitant look on his face, he was not impatient, but asked with a smile: "What's going on? Just ask whatever you want. How can you be coy and like an old woman?"

Zhang Jiujin smiled awkwardly again, scratched his right cheek in embarrassment, looked at Guo Ye mysteriously, and asked, "Lord Inspector, I just want to ask, since the current situation on the river is one-sided , then the Zhang family’s reliance in Yangzhou has basically been removed by you. But why are you still living in the government office and are unwilling to..."

"You want to ask me why I haven't joined up with Yu Guanshi, Eagle Eye Laoqi, Ma Qianli and the others, and personally supervised their attack into Gujing Lane?"

Guo Ye obviously guessed Zhang Jiujin's doubts and directly interrupted his questioning.

Zhang Jiujin nodded, hummed, and made further guesses: "Could it be that Lord Inspector still has concerns? Or is it that the Zhang family has other reliance besides the Jingyi Gang and the remnants of the caravan on the river?"

Guo Ye smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "As long as the constraints on the river are removed, the Zhang family is already at the end of their strength, and there is still a fart to rely on? I just want to avoid suspicion..."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to the top of his head, and said implicitly: "You really think that I am omnipotent? I have the final say here in Yangzhou, but what about in Chang'an? What if something big happened to the Zhang family in Gujing Lane in Yangzhou? Son, there will definitely be someone in Chang'an who will take the opportunity to attack me, if someone catches me at this time and has something to do with the Zhang family in Yangzhou, don't you think I am pouring dirty water on myself?"

Zhang Jiujin was stunned when he heard the words, and couldn't help being afraid for a while, that's right, the Zhang family in Yangzhou is a century-old wealthy family, if something happens, the government and the public will be shocked, and the other Guanlong families will definitely not let it go.At that time, the imperial court will naturally track it down. If the Governor-in-Chief doesn't clear himself of any responsibility, isn't it self-inflicted death?The majestic governor of a state, but secretly colluded with the forces of the world, participated in and planned the extermination of the Zhang family in Yangzhou.Once this story gets out, even the immortals will not be able to save Mr. Governor!

Suddenly, Zhang Jiujin subconsciously raised his hand and wiped his forehead, as if wiping cold sweat, and sighed with lingering fear: "Your Excellency still thinks far and thoughtful!"

Just when Guo Ye felt that there were no omissions, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Baicai, since Liu Zhenxuan on the river has already led the crowd to fight against the Jingyi Gang and the Caravan, then the Fenglei Hall and Twelve Links gathered in the south of the city Wu and the dirty clothes gang must have also received the news. At this time, they should already be on their way to Gujing Lane, right?"

Zhang Jiujin snapped his fingers, and said, "It's not too far from the south of the city to Gujing Lane. It will be faster if you take a shortcut, what's wrong?"

Guo Ye's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly told Zhang Jiujin: "Jiujin, you hurry up and catch up with them on a fast horse, and then find Chen Juncheng and the others. After you see Chen Juncheng and Chen Duwei, let them take you quickly. Let our Yangzhou government office and Yangzhou Zhechong captain's troops return, and prohibit them from participating in the battle of the Zhang family in Gujing Lane. Otherwise, there is no use for me to avoid suspicion by myself?"

Only now did Zhang Jiujin come to his senses, and he shouted in surprise, "Why did you forget this? Jianghu is a matter of Jianghu. If the court inquires about crimes in the future, it will only be a grievance between the Jianghu gang and the Zhang family. It has nothing to do with our Yangzhou government. It has nothing to do with it, does that mean, Lord Inspector?"

Guo Ye glanced at Zhang Jiujin approvingly with a childish expression, then hurriedly waved his hands and urged, "Go, go, quickly let all our people back. Our people must not get the Zhang family in their hands." blood..."

"Got it!"

Zhang Jiujin nodded heavily, and patted his chest to reassure him: "My lord, don't worry, I'll tell Chen Juncheng and Chen Duwei what my lord said."

After saying that, he took the order, turned around, and ran out of the study.

boom! ! !

Suddenly, a loud noise broke through the sky, causing Guo Ye's eardrums to sting slightly, and Zhang Jiujin was so frightened that he stopped as soon as he reached the threshold...

Guo Yewei was very familiar with this loud noise soaring into the sky!

This is exactly the sound of the gunpowder thunderbolt blasting in Fenglei Hall, and it sounds like a certain amount of gunpowder was accumulated before detonating, similar to the detonation of Fenglei Hall.

He was taken aback for a moment, the explosion sound should have come from the direction of Gujing Lane, could it be...

At this time, Zhang Jiujin, who was standing on the threshold, opened his mouth wide, his eyes gleaming with excitement, and shouted loudly: "Mr. Let's get started!"

Guo Ye cursed inwardly, and immediately scolded Zhang Jiujin with a stern face, "Then what are you doing here? Why don't you hurry up and inform Chen Duwei and Chen Juncheng to evacuate all of our people quickly? "

"Uh... I'm going right now!"

As soon as Zhang Jiujin's voice fell to the ground, he had already run three steps at a time like a fleeing rabbit, running out of the study for a long distance.

Chapter 801 Death Scythe

After the thunderbolt bombs thrown by the Fenglei Hall, the sky above Gujing Lane was filled with black smoke and gunpowder smoke, and several houses at the entrance of the alley were even more ruined, showing the ruins of the walls.

The members of the Zhang family who lived in various houses and courtyards in Gujing Lane were panicked by the sudden explosion, and ran for their lives in the alley, as if the sky was falling and the earth was breaking and the end of the world was coming.

After the blasting, nearly 6000 people from the Dirty Clothes Gang, the Twelve Links, and the Fenglei Hall joined hands to block the entrance of the alley under the leadership of Chen Jitao, the prefect of the county, and Chen Lang, the captain. In the alley, nearly a thousand members of the Zhang family in Yangzhou were removed.

"Chen Juncheng, Chen Duwei wait a moment!"

At the entrance of the alley, Zhang Jiujin rode his horse over at the right time under Guo Ye's order, and hurriedly got off his horse after a big shout, and babbled to Chen Jitao and Chen Lang about Guo Ye's instructions.

After some talking, Chen Jitao and Chen Lang looked at each other in dismay, and immediately found the three heads of the family, Yu Guanshi, Ma Qianli, and Eagle Eye Laoqi, and discussed and explained their plans.

Immediately, Chen Lang led a group of soldiers who Zhechong Duwei's Mansion withdrew from Gujing Lane and turned back.

At the end, Chen Jitao finally confessed to the three heads of the family: "Since the governor has his concerns, I will not stay any longer. Three, the Zhang family is now at the end of its battle, and the general situation is gone. Now only the urn is left. Next The first branch of the Zhang family will be handed over to the Stained Clothes Gang of the caravan leader to clean up; and the second and third rooms of the Zhang family will be handed over to you, Manager Yu and the chief scout, to get rid of them. The governor has only one request, It is better to be in vain than to let go, kill them all, and not a single person will be left alive in the Zhang family in Gujing Lane!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Jitao got on the horse with Zhang Jiujin's support, galloped away, and withdrew from Gujing Lane.

As soon as Chen Jitao left, Guanshi Yu, Ma Qianli, and Eagle Eye Laoqi looked at each other silently. Thinking of the shock of the government and the public after the collapse of the century-old Zhang family in Yangzhou, they couldn't help but hesitated.

In the end, the white-haired and bright-headed Yu Guanshi shook his head slightly, looked at the two heads and smiled wryly: "You two, why are you still hesitating and worrying about these things? This is the end, do you think we still have a way out? Anyway, our Fenglei Hall The Zhang family is already in a deadly situation, if the Zhang family is allowed to breathe, we will be the only ones who will be liquidated afterwards."

Ma Qianli also spat hard on the ground, cursing and saying: "Grandma, this time I got on the thief ship of Guo Shishi, and it's too late to get off the ship. Killing one is one kill, killing one thousand and ten thousand is also killing, There’s really nothing to hesitate about.”

Seeing that both Guanshi Yu and Ma Qianli expressed their views, Eagle-eyed Lao Qi sighed with helplessness on the face of the shrewd philistine, "It's another matter whether a thief boat is a thief boat or not. We chose this road ourselves. Who will we win? It’s worth the conditions given to us by Governor Guo. The big deal is that after finishing this vote, we at Twelve Links will temporarily hibernate to avoid the court’s investigation. Come back out of the rivers and lakes again."

The three of them had their own thoughts, and after expressing their opinions one by one, they bowed their heads in silence for about a few breaths.

In the end, the three of them raised their heads again and shouted in unison, "It's done, let's do it!"

Swish Swish Swish Swish ~~