Demolition

"What did you say?" Lu Chen almost ran out of breath and finally arrived at the barracks, but heard the news that General Ren had taken away most of his troops, leaving only [-] garrisons behind, "He was just going on patrol, not fighting. Did he want to rebel if he left the camp without permission!" Lu Chen jumped angrily.

The lieutenant kneeling at the bottom was obsequious, unable to utter a word.Lu Chen felt that his forehead was smoking, but he had no choice but to let him quickly rectify the 3000 people and follow him back to the city.

The lieutenant general still tried to shirk, "My lord, without the general's permission, we can't dispatch an army of more than 1000 without permission."

"Crack", Lu Chen slapped the wooden sign on the table and sneered

"Are the emperor's orders not as effective as your general's words?"

Lu Chen is not very old, but he grew up in the royal family, and he has been in the officialdom for a few years. The aura is not something ordinary people can bear. No matter how courageous the general is, he dare not challenge the royal family. army.Without hesitation, Lu Chen rushed back with 3000 people in a mighty manner. When he arrived in the city, it was already past the end of the day, and the streets were empty. There were some objects scattered in a panic on the ground. It's done well, so I finally let go of my heart.

He intensively arranged some troops to protect the water source, and the rest concentrated their troops to guard the northeast gate, with archers leading the way, artillery and trebuchets, etc., and the crow breakers caught him by surprise at the end.After preparing these, Lu Chen dispatched his communications troops to inform General Ren to rush back quickly, and at the same time arranged for manpower to move reinforcements to the neighboring houses.After everyone performed their duties, Lu Chen stood on the city wall with clenched fists, frowning and looking into the distance.My own arrangement can at most resist until tomorrow morning, after that, I can only resign myself to fate.With the lives of tens of thousands of people on his shoulders, Lu Chen is not nervous, but now it is useless to say more and he can only bite the bullet.

He conducted some emergency training for the crow dismantlers. Fortunately, everyone was born in Yinxiaolou, with a solid foundation, and Lu Chen knew that he had a heavy responsibility without needing to say more.The crow man is the most critical step and the last line of defense. Any crow that breaks through them can directly contact the unarmed people. If they catch one more crow, one less person will die.

Lu Chen privately called the officers and soldiers in charge of evacuation from the government office

"Have you ever seen a man in a blue robe, tall and thin, with slender eyes, and looks more like a northerner, with a small scar on the right side of his face?"

This person didn't expect that the officer called him here to find someone, he thought hard and shook his head carefully

"This subordinate didn't notice this person, but don't worry, my lord. I will ask other people, maybe they have an impression."

Lu Chen nodded

"Thank you very much."

"My lord, you are welcome."

Lu Chen sighed sadly, looking for someone like this is like looking for a needle in a haystack.Did Shen Jichuan hide or hide in a dark place?Which side is he on?What if he was on the opposite side of himself?Lu Chen never thought that one day he would worry about these romantic affairs when the enemy was in front of him, and the feeling that he was about to die before he was born made him feel even more depressed.

With a sigh, he had no choice but to get busy with business again.

"What did you say?" When Lu Chen walked around to check if there was anything missing, he heard two soldiers on guard discussing the general's patrolling, "Aren't these days the days when you should be patrolling?"

Seeing that they were caught straight, the two soldiers knelt down to plead guilty

"Returning to my lord, the little one is just guessing. We only patrolled once half a month ago, so the little one was talking nonsense. The border is not peaceful recently. The general must have his own considerations. The little one is too talkative. The little one should be damned." .”

Lu Chen raised his hand to interrupt him

"How many people did General Ren bring during the patrol half a month ago?"

"Big, about 2000 people."

"Tell me about the frequency and number of your patrols in recent times."

"There was one half a month ago, one at the end of September, one at the beginning of August, and one in mid-July. Each time there were 4000 to [-] people."

Lu Chen frowned, feeling a little weird.Compared with the ordinary army, the border garrison should be much stricter in management, but the patrol time of this general is too random, either as short as half a month, or at intervals of two months, without any rules at all. Zhi Jinwu's patrols of the city are three times a month and dare not delay. How dare he, a general, neglect his duties?And every time only 3000 people were brought, why did only 3000 people stay this time?

Ren general.Lu Chen recalled which general Yingdi sent to Anqing Mansion half a year ago, it should be Ren Yuan.Lu Chen quickly flipped through the resume of this person in his mind. He was a late bloomer. He used to be the deputy general of the mighty general Deng Lun. Later, he performed well in the war with foreign nations in the East China Sea. He was elected by Deng Lun as the general. There is a place.Lu Chen has never been in touch with him. He has been following Deng Lun since he was promoted to General. It stands to reason that he should be a low-key and measured person. Half a year ago, Emperor Ying wanted to send troops to garrison the border. This General Ren's steady and steady style is obviously very suitable. The purpose of Emperor Ying and Xi Ni, so it is logical to become General Zhenbei.Is there any problem with this Ren Yuan?There must be, Ren Yuan's various behaviors in the past few months can only show that dogs that can bite people don't bark, but Ren Yuan has no background, so he is just being used as a gunman.So who is behind the scenes?

The first suspect must be Deng Lun.However, although Deng Lun is also the main combat faction, he is not in Yingyuan's camp. Deng Lun's military exploits are appreciated by Emperor Ying. Even though he has been involved in military affairs, he has never been humble, and there have never been rumors that the two of them had a private relationship.Lu Chen had heard his father mention General Deng a few times in the past, and he spoke well of him.Besides, General Deng has a nickname of "General Anping", precisely because he never abused prisoners of war, and it is absolutely impossible for him to do such a thing that puts innocent lives in a desperate situation.

Will it be the sixth prince?The sixth prince is the king of the southeast, and he must be the most implicated in an accident in his territory. Even the prince can't afford to go around if the hat of dereliction of duty is deducted, especially during this period of time. An accident in the Internet is like adding fuel to the flames. Some centrists and even folks will call for strict control of the crows. Ying Xiuzhi absolutely cannot afford the fall of an entire city.But this is not to say that Ying Xiuzhi is completely free from suspicion. If he voluntarily gives up the false appearance of crows attacking people in Anqing Mansion, Ying Yuanzhi will be the first to be blamed. There is also a charge of poor supervision when this kind of thing happens.

As for Ying Yuanzhi, Lu Chen didn't want to speculate on him. If this matter was really man-made, he would undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiary, but would he sacrifice a city of people?And how did he know that so many crows would attack Anqing Mansion?Or could he manipulate crows too?Yes, manipulating crows!Boss Mo can manipulate crows, and Zhang Qianren is looking for Jindan in an attempt to manipulate crows. What does Ying Yuanzhi have to do with these two people?In the conversation I overheard last time, behind Zhang Qianren should be a person named Mr. Qi, even if it was Ying Yuanzhi, it is impossible for him to come forward in person, so who is this Mr. Qi?

Also, this time the plague of crows is so similar to the plague of crows in the ninth year of Yonghe, is it a coincidence or intentional?Why do you have to replicate that crow plague? Is there anything special about it?Things that have been more than 20 years ago have been found out, and the perpetrator must have ulterior motives.Baiyazhai, Three-legged Crow, is that legend really a joke by the writer of the local chronicles?Lu Chen thought for a while, and found Gao Zhifu

"What can Master Lu do?"

"How many years has Mr. Gao been in office?"

"Ten years now."

"That's an old man here, he must know the local customs very well, I'm curious about something, I don't know if Master Gao knows."

"Your Majesty Lu, just open your mouth, and the lower officials will know everything."

"Does Master Gao know the legend of the Three-legged Crow?"

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, Gao Lian's face changed slightly, but he quickly covered it up with a smile, and replied with the same amiable look:

"Master Lu, have you heard any rumors in the market? You don't have to take it to heart. Anqing Mansion is connected from south to north, and there are many people talking about it. Many things are just said by the common people to amuse them. It is really nonsense."

Lu Chen caught the change in the other party's expression, and deliberately pretended to know

"I don't understand what your lord means? Could it be that the local chronicles in the government are also nonsense?"

When Lu Chen saw him open his mouth, he mentioned that this was a rumor in the streets and alleys. He expected that he hadn't carefully opened the local chronicles for so many years. He didn't know that an expert had recorded the matter, but Lu Chen also knew that the local chronicles must not dare to record it. It's very complete, maybe the folks have even more strange sayings, but there is no chance to find out about it right now, Lu Chen is playing tricks, Gao Lian doesn't know the depth, he really panicked and evasively said

"This official has absolutely no intention of doing so. It's just that the local chronicles were written by the previous magistrate. I really don't know that my seniors are interested in such legends."

"Oh? If I remember correctly, the last magistrate was Mr. Yang who won three awards in front of the emperor. Mr. Yang is an upright and honest official, and the emperor gave him a special letter when he returned home. Mr. Gao, what are you saying? Don't you accuse Mr. Yang of not doing his job properly?"

"I don't dare, I don't dare." Gao Lian naturally didn't dare to say that Mr. Yang was half wrong, and he didn't dare to question the emperor's judgment. He couldn't help being embarrassed, Lu Chen chuckled

"Mr. Gao, why hesitate? At this moment, we are all grasshoppers on the same rope. If I want to harm you, why should I use the cherry blossom card to help you solve this upcoming crow problem? Mr. Gao has been an official for many years. Do you know why you can't cross a river and tear down a bridge?"

Gao Lian's brow was covered with cold sweat by Lu Chen's trick of sticking candy with a mallet. He had no choice but to choose his words carefully and uttered a local saying that had been circulated for a long time in Anqing Mansion. The content was only eight characters, but it was almost No one dares to mention it, only the eye contact of people who understand the connotation can detect a thing or two, no wonder Gao Lian has been trying to get away with vague words.

"Whoever gets the three-legged crow wins the world."

"My lord," Gao Lian knelt on the ground with a bang, "I have no intention of offending the Holy Majesty, this sentence is just a joke made up by those storytellers to attract people's attention, and the three-legged crow is just a legend , the world will always belong to the emperor, and it has nothing to do with this damned crow!"

Lu Chen ignored his pleading, slightly stunned in place

'Whoever gets the three-legged crow wins the world. '

"grown ups!"

"Get up, I'm just asking casually, you're right, the master of this world will naturally not change, it has nothing to do with anyone else, don't worry, today's conversation is out of this door, it's nothing existed."

"Yes, yes, your lord is wise." Gao Lian was about to retreat step by step, but before he could move his fat body out of Lu Chen's sight, there was a 'whoosh' sound from outside.

"The crow is coming!"

Lu Chen immediately drove all his thoughts out of his mind, and quickly ran to the city wall

"Archer ready!"

"Archer ready!"

"Archer ready!"

One by one, the voices spread to the farthest distance, and the suddenly tightened bowstring was like the nerves of everyone at this time, either fearful or resolute, or resolutely looking at the distant sky, just now the sky was clear, but at this time a black line Flooding the horizon unscrupulously, there were tens of thousands of crows flapping their wings and flying towards them like a large army.