Chapter 254 'Moderate' Officials
A quarter of an hour later.
Sun Shaozong stood in a sea of blood and corpses, drew his sword... uh, holding a large piece of the 'human stick' and looking around, he saw that there was no one left on the long street who could fight.
He then threw away his "weapon", picked up the "earth tank", walked to the corner, and made a simple shelter.
This safe haven is of course not only for sheltering from the wind. There are dozens of people lying on the ground in all directions, and many of them must be not yet dead. If you let your guard down and get shot by some guy pretending to be dead, it would be a disaster.
After building this safe haven, Sun Shaozong began to check his physical condition.
Because of the protection of the 'cotton armor', only three of the dozen knife wounds bled, and the wounds were not serious.
But in addition to this, there were two crossbow arrows stuck in Sun Shaozong's body!
One of the arrows was stuck in the shoulder blade of his left shoulder . Judging from the feel of the arrow, it should be stuck in the bone, and it is unknown whether it has penetrated or not.
The other arrow tore a large gash about a foot long on Sun Shaozong's right rib. Although it did not hit the vital parts, a pool of hot blood gathered in his cotton armor. When it touched the arrow shaft, it spurted out like a water gun.
If the wound is not treated quickly, with the current level of medical technology, the person's life may be in danger.
But this was already a blessing in disguise. After all, the 'cotton armor' was quite effective in resisting the sword attacks, but it was powerless against the close-range shooting from bows and crossbows. If the two arrows had hit the vital points, Sun Shaozong would have died long ago.
It is also fortunate that the muskets of that time were complicated to operate, and it was extremely difficult to reload ammunition in the chaotic battle and aim at Sun Shaozong who was moving like the wind.
Otherwise, like these two arrows, if you are hit by one at close range, no matter whether it hits a vital point or not, it is likely to be a hit to the soul.
"Sir, are you...are you okay?"
Sun Shaozong was tearing off the cotton mattress near the wound, trying to find a way to bandage it, when he heard someone asking with concern in a fearful tone through the "earth tank".
It turned out that Jia Shanyao and others, who had been watching in a daze and even forgot to step forward to help, finally came over eagerly.
In the past, they were in awe of Sun Shaozong’s official position, but after seeing the incredible battle , let alone Sun Shaozong being a thousand households, even if he was an ordinary citizen, they would probably respect him like an ancestor.
"Not dead yet."
Sun Shaozong replied, and then ordered: "Go and look for some clean clothes, and then collect all the weapons on the ground!"
Although the cotton quilt was warmed by body temperature after the fierce battle, it was only temporary. If nothing unexpected happened, the wet quilt would quickly cool down, and by then, Sun Shaozong's body, which had just lost its blood and energy, might not be able to withstand it.
Therefore, what he needs most now is a set of clean clothes.
Jia Shanyao and others naturally did not dare to be negligent. They found a few pieces of clothing from the pile of corpses, and each donated some coats and cloaks, and gave them all to Sun Shaozong.
One of the Dragon Guards was carrying some "golden wound medicine" with him and had some knowledge of medical skills. Sun Shaozong asked him to help take out the two arrows and bandage them simply.
This is easy to say, but the process is really painful!
By the time Sun Shaozong came out of the safe haven with a pale face, his left shoulder was already swollen beyond recognition.
"grown ups."
Jia Shanyao and his men gathered the firearms, bows and crossbows, swords and spears. When he saw Sun Shaozong coming out, he stepped forward tremblingly and asked, "What should we do next? Are we going to attack the Governor's Mansion directly?"
If it were in the past, he would not even dare to think about relying on these few people to attack the Governor's Mansion. But after seeing Sun Shaozong's crazy slaughter, he had already determined in his heart that there was nothing in this world that Sun Shaozong could not do!
Unexpectedly, Sun Shaozong rolled his eyes and angrily scolded: "If you want to die, go by yourself, don't drag me to be buried with you."
As he spoke, he tightened his clothes, found a step nearby, and sat down calmly.
Seeing this, Jia Shanyao and others looked at each other, all at a loss.
Xiaoqi, who was the one who applied medicine to Sun Shaozong in the end, was extremely curious. He took advantage of the friendship just now and stepped forward and asked cautiously: "Master Qianhu, are we just going to wait like this? Wait for the people from the Governor's Mansion to come and kill us again..."
"Kill them?"
Sun Shaozong sneered, "After all this, they have lost at least one-third of their men, not to mention nearly half of their firearms and crossbows. Do you think Governor Zhou and Hu Nietai still have the courage to come out?"
"grown ups."
Jia Shanyao reported cautiously: "Hu Nietai has been killed by you, and his body is lying there."
As he spoke, he pointed to a corpse lying alone not far away.
Huh?!
Did I accidentally kill a third-rank official just now?
It’s a pity that I didn’t recognize it at the time, and I didn’t feel anything special…
Putting this "regret" behind him, Sun Shaozong said: "My mission has been completed, and someone will come forward to clean up the mess later."
Naturally, someone will come forward to clean up the mess?
Jia Shanyao pondered for a moment and vaguely guessed something.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to confirm, he heard the sound of horses' hooves at the T-junction. Then, a dozen knights turned out from the street corner, holding the reins and observing from a distance for a while. The leader turned back and reported loudly: "Mr. Governor, the rebels in the Governor's Mansion have indeed been defeated!"
Just as he finished speaking, several more riders rushed out from the street corner. The one leading them was wearing a fiery red official robe. It was none other than Lin Fantai, the head of the Three Departments!
"Damn it!"
Jia Shanyao couldn't help but curse: "This governor came here just to steal the credit!"
The other few Dragon Guards were also indignant. Although they did not participate in the fighting just now, they had at least cleaned up the battlefield. Naturally, they had the "qualification" to despise those who wanted to pick up the ready-made fruits without any effort.
In fact, as early as when he sent Xiang Yi to seek support, Sun Shaozong knew that only when he showed his strength to defeat Zhou Ruqing, those "moderate" officials who did not participate in the rebellion would appear on the scene in a heroic and vigorous manner, and then, while proclaiming their innocence, they would put all the blame on Zhou Ruqing.
As expected!
As he was talking, Lin Fantai dismounted from his horse and trotted over to ask earnestly, "Sun Zhizhong, are you seriously injured? I am really grateful to you for this, otherwise I would not have known until now that General Zhou... Zhou Ruqing was so cruel!"
What a good 'I don't know'!
Sun Shaozong sneered in his heart, but pretended to be weak and groaned, "I was hit by two crossbow arrows, I am afraid I can't fight anymore - I am afraid that the more than a hundred innocent women in the Governor's Mansion can only rely on you to rescue them."
As he said this, without waiting for Lin Fantai to speak, he reluctantly bowed and said, "Your Excellency has exhausted all your wisdom and wisdom to rescue more than a hundred women safely without any harm. I will report the truth to you and do my best to ensure that Your Excellency will not be implicated by Zhou Ruqing!"
Hearing him specifically point out the words "no one was harmed" and implicitly threaten him with the word "implicated", Lin Fantai's face suddenly changed color. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Sun Shaozong's eyes rolled up and he "fainted".
