Volume 2 Chapter 64: Discussion
It is said that after Du Chong arrived in Yanling City, he drove out the Black Dragon Wang Sheng of Han Shizhong's army who had stayed there. Now the person in charge of the defense of Yanling City is Li Qiong, his fellow villager who is common to him, Yue Fei, Zhang Yong, Kong Yanzhou and others.
As for Li Qiong, her experiences so far actually make her look like a "protagonist".
First of all, although this man loved archery, horse riding, and stabbing, and was known for his bravery, he was originally a state student... This identity originated from a reform that seemed to be on the right track by Cai Jing, which established universal official schools in local areas. County schools, state schools, and Imperial College formed a three-level institution, with selection based on test scores. In the end, if a student of the Imperial College performed well in the exams many times, he would be directly appointed as an official without having to take the imperial examination.
In other words, before the chaos came, General Li had a diploma and a background, and his image was much better than that of a peasant like Yue Fei, a military scoundrel like Han Shizhong, a fugitive like Li Yanxian, and many of his colleagues who were born as thieves and bandits.
Secondly, as I just said, Xiangzhou in this era is a place of talent, whether good or bad. Li Qiong, who is both civil and military, good at socializing, and obviously has a good family background, naturally has a network of connections.
However, among all his connections, the most obvious and valuable one was Zong Ze and Zong Ruolin, who happened to be the governor of Xiangzhou when he was a student of the state. As a student of Xiangzhou State School, Li Qiong could naturally call himself a disciple of Zong Ze, which was a huge backer during the Jing Kang and Jian Yan years.
In fact, Li Qiong first appeared in Zong Ze's army as Zong Ze's student. Moreover, he returned to the occupied Xiangzhou alone very early, and pulled out a 700-800-strong volunteer army of his own, and used it as his private team, and then continued to follow Zong Ze.
Not only that, the last time the Jin army marched south, the place where the battle broke out between the Tokyo Liaison Office and the Jin army was Huazhou, and he had been stationed in Huazhou at that time, so he had accumulated enough military merits and had enough battlefield experience. After the war, he became a commander and was always valued by Zong Ze, and was also always looked up to by the Tokyo Liaison Office.
Now that Zong Ze has fallen ill and his fellow villager Du Chong has taken over, he has not been left desolate but has been directly promoted to commander-in-chief, becoming the actual controller of the most core troops in the Tokyo Liaison Office, and also becoming Du Chong's 'second favorite general' to balance Yue Fei, his 'chief favorite general', and has his own unique status and considerable military power.
As for the disagreement between Li Qiong and Yue Fei this time, it was also caused by this to some extent... He understood Du Chong's needs very well, which was why he was at odds with Yue Fei.
In essence, there is no personal grudge or real conflict between the two parties.
Therefore, when Yue Fei suddenly led his troops into the city, first "peacefully" controlled a city gate, and then immediately led the Tabai Army to the county government office where Du Chong was stationed in the city, the alarmed Li Qiong immediately fell into panic and hesitation.
He had no choice but to react like that, because the commander-in-chief who held military power in Yanling City's capital city's first reaction was that Yue Fei wanted to "make a military remonstrance"!
And if Yue Fei wanted to "make a military remonstrance", what should Li Qiong do at this time?
Du Chong was his benefactor, but Li Qiong, the garrison commander of Yanling, knew better than anyone else that he had been wasting time these days. Yue Fei was his "political enemy," but in fact, there was no real conflict between the two sides. On the contrary, after Yue Pengju crossed the front line and led his troops back to Tokyo, he was somewhat convinced and grateful...
But no matter what, now that Yue Fei is trying to commit treason, what should he do?
Mobilize immediately and fight Yue Fei to the point of bloodshed? Regardless of whether it is aiding and abetting the tyrant, if they do so, they will not be able to clean up the mess, the whole army will be in internal strife, and if the Jin army is attracted, all the troops of the Tokyo garrison will probably be killed here!
Then pretend not to know and watch Yue Fei succeed?
But Yue Fei couldn't succeed. This man came to war to persuade the enemy, but even if he really controlled Du Chong, what could Yue Fei use to order Wang Yan and Ma Gao to send their troops to the front line? Although Du Chong was a waste, he was a leader recognized by the Tokyo Residents and the court. He had an official rank, qualifications, and the righteousness of the court.
You, Yue Fei, don't have that! And half of Ma Gao's so-called ten systems must have bad intentions, or at least they are meant to preserve strength.
Moreover, since you, Yue Fei, wanted to lead the army to remonstrate, why didn't you follow the example of last time and try to connect the dots? At least ask yourself first, why did you suddenly lead the army into the city?
But there was no time to think too much, because Li Qiong soon realized that if he continued to sit back and watch, the others might be fine, but he, the defender of Yanling, would definitely be held accountable as Yue Fei's accomplice afterwards!
This time, young Li Qiong was really panicked.
In a game, this is a typical case of being caught by surprise, causing confusion and panic.
However, facts have proved that neither Yue Pengju nor someone else could ignore Li Qiong.
"A decree?"
In a mansion in the west of the city that served as the central army, Li Qiong, who had just fallen into chaos and didn't know how to respond, was stunned by the report from the lieutenant, and then became furious. "Where is the order? It can't be the order of the lord who stayed behind, right? Others don't know about my master's health, but don't I know? After this battle, I may have to wear mourning clothes, so how can the order of my master be passed on?"
At this point, Li Qiong wanted to scold the messenger out immediately, but he hesitated for a moment. He wanted to lure Li Kui, who came to report the news, to his side and capture him so that he could make an excuse in the future. But then he changed his mind and felt that Yue Fei's move might be giving himself a way out... He was deceived by Yue Fei's false order, and this would be an explanation in the future.
When he thought of this, although he had just finished scolding, this person ordered the messenger to come in as if possessed by a ghost, which also made the lieutenant who came to report the news puzzled.
"It is an unforgivable crime to commit treason. What else do you have to say, Governor Yue?" Seeing Li Kui enter first, Li Qiong was the first to show anger. More than ten generals and soldiers in the room who had received the instructions in advance also drew their armor and swords.
However, Li Kui entered the door and ignored the other party, and even ignored the soldiers who drew their swords.
Not only that, he actually stood sideways beside a soldier holding a sword inside the door, holding the sword and standing solemnly, like a guard, motionless, causing everyone in the room to look at Li Qiong again.
Before Li Qiong could say anything, at this moment, another man, who looked tired but also had a noble air of being well-read and well-educated, walked in proudly wearing a bright red official robe.
When he saw the second person coming in, Li Qiong's timid nature was completely revealed. Having been a student for many years and accustomed to seeing officials and dignitaries, he almost instinctively stood up to greet them.
But there was no time for that, as the person in front of her spoke, shocking Li Qiong completely:
"I am a Jinshi in the Zhenghe period. My surname is Lin and my name is Jingmo. I was the magistrate of Shouchun Prefecture in the late Jingkang period and the early Jianyan period. I am currently a Hanlin scholar and in charge of internal affairs... The emperor has issued an oral order. Li Qiong, the commander of the Tokyo Garrison, is to immediately assist Yue Fei, the governor of Jeju, in rectifying the city's defenses and pacifying the people. Then, follow me to the government office in the city to meet the emperor!"
Li Qiong was stunned again, feeling that what happened today was completely absurd!
But seeing the man in front of him standing there proudly, he could not utter a word of rebuttal, because his knowledge and experience told him that this man was a real Hanlin scholar, and was the rumored to be the most trusted scholar Xiao Lin in the emperor's lifetime, so what this man said must be true... Not only that, Yue Fei's sudden absurd behavior also got a completely reasonable explanation.
Everything now makes sense!
Li Qiong was confused and her mind was like a mess. She hesitated for only a moment, then she stood up from her seat under the serious gaze of the visitor, bowed respectfully, and said "I have received your order!"
It is said that after Xiao Linxue's soldiers subdued Li Qiong without bloodshed, when they came on horseback to report, Emperor Zhao and Yue Fei had already arrived in front of the government office in the city and were about to dismount and go in.
Upon hearing the news, Zhao Jiu turned around and said, "Li Kui is only a commander after all. Should Peng Ju take over the city defense first?"
Yue Fei was slightly startled, then he realized that the emperor was not worried about the city defense, but was afraid that he would have troubles when facing Du Chong due to their hometown relationship. But now that things have come to this, how could he care about these things? He immediately shook his head and said, "Good teaching, the emperor knows that Li Qiong is from the provincial school and is a well-behaved person . Now that Scholar Lin has him in his hands, there will be no more trouble."
"Then go and summon all the commanders and above in the army to meet in the city... Can you do it?" Zhao Jiu asked again.
"Yes! And it must be me!" Yue Fei suddenly became serious.
"Then let's go. The military situation is urgent and we should not waste time!" Having said this, Emperor Zhao said no more and led his men directly into the yamen in front of him.
Correspondingly, Yue Fei did not hesitate any more. He just asked Zhang Xian to lead the White Army to surround the county government office and stayed behind to protect Emperor Zhao. Then he immediately got on his horse and rode out of the city alone.
It is true as Yue Fei said, Du Chong has been staying indoors for dozens of days and has lost the support of the soldiers and the people. Officers from various departments have already been talking about it and rumors are spreading. Unfortunately, the various departments are not under the jurisdiction of each other. Hastily summoning all the generals into the city in the name of Du Chong would instead arouse suspicion and chaos.
Then in this situation, the only one who could gain the recognition of Wang Yan's troops and the rest of the Tokyo Garrison was probably Yue Pengju... Especially Wang Yan, who led the Eight Character Army and abandoned his base to march south alone. He was familiar with the place but not the people, and was very isolated. In comparison, although Yue Fei had a personal grudge against him, he knew him well after all, so he would trust him more on major issues.
Putting this matter aside, after Yue Fei left, Zhao Jiu, under the guidance of Zhang Xian and surrounded by soldiers, walked into the county government office of Yanling City with his head held high, and it was unexpectedly smooth... This was not only because Yue Fei sent Zhang Xian and the Tabai Army to follow him, nor was it because Li Qiong's military order was conveyed so quickly, but because there was more than just Du Chong in the government office.
You must know that many of the senior clerks of the Tokyo Liaison Office and the officials of the Kaifeng government are now in the county government office in Yanling County, and among them there are many who recognize the face of Emperor Zhao.
In fact, the officials in the county government office had just seen the streets outside the gate filled with cavalrymen and thought it was a military remonstration, but it turned out that they had just found several leaders in the government office gathered in the main hall. But before they could say a word, Zhao Jiu had already bypassed the screen wall, passed through the front yard, and came to the threshold of the main hall.
At this time, the person leading the hall was Guo Zhongxun, a Jinshi graduate who was in charge of military law in the Tokyo garrison. He only took one look at the newcomer and, as if struck by lightning, he prostrated himself on the ground in panic, shouting "Long live the emperor!", catching the clerks and soldiers in the county government off guard and forcing them to follow suit and bow down.
In fact, Guo Zhongxun was a Jinshi and held a high position. According to the status of civil officials in those days, it was not necessary for the emperor and his subjects to meet suddenly. The reason for this was that he was the prosecutor of the garrison and the second-in-command of the civil officials on this expedition. He knew roughly how bad the bad things Du Chong had done in recent days were, and he also knew that there must be a follow-up to Du Yan's disappearance a few days ago. So when he saw Emperor Zhao, he instinctively guessed the worst situation, but he bowed with a guilty look.
"Where's Du Chong?"
Zhao Jiu didn't know the other person at all, and it was impossible for him to care about the other person's little thoughts, so he stood with his hands behind his back in front of the lobby of the county government office and got straight to the point.
"Maybe he hasn't gotten up yet, or maybe he has gotten up and is drinking in the backyard." Guo Zhongxun, lying on the ground, didn't dare to hide it, but he was extremely nervous. "I usually don't dare to go to the backyard, and I don't know the details... How about I go and invite the deputy governor to come to see the emperor?"
"No need to invite or kneel, stand up. This is the headquarters of the army, so there must be drums. Find the biggest and loudest one, and beat it in front of the hall to invite Du Chong to come to see me." Zhao Jiu ordered, and then gestured to Wanqi Xie behind him. "Wanqi, please ask the soldiers to help hang my Jinwu banner in front of the hall."
After receiving the order, there was a natural panic inside and outside the hall, but Zhao Jiu went up to the hall, wiped the dusty seat with his sleeve, and then sat down. Hu Yin, Lan Gui, and Liu Yan also stood again. Among them, Hu Yin, wearing a purple robe, stood on the left side of Zhao Guanjia, Lan Gui stood behind Zhao Guanjia, and Liu Yan still stood in front of the door with his sword and axe... Ever since Wang De verified the effectiveness of hammers, axes and other armor-piercing weapons against the Jin people, almost everyone in the imperial guards hung hammers and axes.
No matter what, a moment later, as Guo Zhongxun personally took the hammer and struck hard, the drums suddenly sounded, and the hall became solemn. However, the originally quiet backyard of the county government office suddenly became chaotic... After all, Du Chong had a serious personality and was known for his bloodthirstiness. Now that he was in charge of the army, no one dared to disobey him.
Even when Yue Fei, Ma Gao and Wang Yan came together to remonstrate last time, they only cried, so why would they make such a fuss?
And sure enough, just a moment later, Du Chong, who had just got up, became furious. He didn't even wear his official robe, but just ordinary casual clothes. Then he came from the backyard barefoot in wooden clogs, tapping his feet non-stop.
However, as soon as he turned the corner and arrived at the front yard, this important official of the Song Dynasty who had already been a Jinshi during the reign of Emperor Zhezong noticed the flag flying high above the front yard.
Compared to this, the soldiers along the way are insignificant.
Unexpectedly, after standing there for a moment, Du Chong, who knew what was going on, did not run away or hide. Instead, he turned around and asked someone to bring him his purple robe. He put it on at the corner with an expressionless face to the urging drumbeats, and then walked towards the hall in wooden clogs and with his head bare.
He turned the corner, walked around the pillars, and under the gaze of everyone along the way, he walked proudly into the hall, bowed calmly, and greeted the emperor, calling him "Your Majesty."
Zhao Jiu saw the red-robed official who was beating the drum stop, and then an old man in a purple robe came up to the hall and saluted him. He knew it was Du Chong, but he also responded calmly:
"Now that things have come to this, what else do you have to say, Mr. Du?"
"Yes!" Du Chong said with a bow in the hall.
"Tell me!"
"Your Majesty, the situation in the Song Dynasty has come to this point, and it is not my fault!"
"Who did that?"
"First, the king is unjust!" Du Chong said in a stern voice as the whole hall was watching. "The two emperors brought chaos upon themselves, some shirking responsibility for selfish reasons, some taking advantage of opportunities, none of them are appropriate. Even the emperor, who seems to be so brave today and rushing here, has the style of Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty who captured Han Xin, but in the past, he first abandoned his father and brother in Kaifeng and hurriedly established his capital in Nanjing; he also abandoned tens of millions of people in the two rivers and intended to live in peace in Henan. Is this a lie?"
Everyone in the hall changed color. Hu Yin instinctively wanted to step out, but for some reason he held himself back.
Seeing that Zhao Jiu and others were silent, Du Chong, wearing a purple robe and wooden clogs, continued to be indignant in the hall: "Look at the officials in the court, from Huang Wang to Li Zong, and now to the two Lu, they all advocate peace, war, defense, and attack, but who can escape the stubbornness and the theory of ganging up on the dissidents? For the matter of a secondary capital, they dragged on for a year and were indecisive. The advocates of peace first allowed the government to abandon Hebei, causing the overall situation to collapse, and then the advocates of war pushed the government to set such a harsh war strategy, which brought about today's disaster! Are these people ministers who can be relied on?!"
Zhao Jiu remained silent.
"There are also the generals of the various towns since Jianyan, Han, Zhang, Li, Qu, Wang, and Liu. Except for Yue Fei, who is neither good nor bad and has some style of ancient famous generals, the rest are either ruffians, greedy for money, seeking fame, self-reliant and rude, brave but not wise, or incompetent and despicable. Who can be relied on as an arm?" Du Chong saw this and became more imposing. "As for the so-called generals of the Tokyo Resident General Office and the so-called anti-Jin righteous army, they can't even tell whether they are bandits or soldiers. What use are they? Your Majesty, do you know that when these people were bandits in the past, they treated the people more cruelly than the Jin people? Where do they get hundreds of thousands of soldiers? Your Majesty, do you know?! Behind the millions of troops in the letters written to you by Zong Resident General, how many wives and children have been separated? Your Majesty, do you know?! The country has fallen to this point because there is no one to use from top to bottom! Your Majesty, do you know?!"
"I know." Zhao Jiu finally spoke. "I know everything that Du Qing said."
Du Chong was suddenly stunned.
"Mr. Du has said so much, and I am too lazy to discuss it one by one. I just want to ask Mr. Du two things. Is that okay?" Zhao Jiu continued to look at him expressionlessly.
Du Chong sneered, waved his sleeves and stood aside.
"I don't deny what you said, but is there no other reason for the current situation besides what you said?" Zhao Jiu sighed. "In the final analysis, isn't it because of the invasion of the Jin people? Are the Jin people innocent?"
Du Chong opened his mouth to speak, but could only continue to sneer.
"Secondly, everyone from the king to the rebels was useless and made mistakes. As an important official in the region, and a native of Hebei from the occupied area, what useful things did your family do for the overall situation?" Zhao Jiu finally shook his head and frowned. "Secretly making peace with the commander of the Jin army before the battle? Is that like a green lotus emerging from the mud without being stained?"
Du Chong continued to shake his head: "Your Majesty, your words are kind, but I have already said everything I wanted to say. I have nothing more to say at this time."
Zhao Jiu also continued to shake his head: "I know what Du Qing is thinking. Seeing the situation, he feels that it is unlikely to win, so he has completely lost faith... According to my selfishness, I should have discussed and refuted with you in public, and it would be better to talk about my feelings as an official these days, and talk about how I served as a king and a minister. But the current situation is like this, and I really can't care about you more... Du Qing, I'm sorry!"
At this point, Zhao Jiu raised his hand and pointed to the Red Heart Squad soldiers who were accompanying him on the steps and said, "Come here, tie this man up and put him in the hall. Then remove the screen wall, open the gate, and wait for Yue Zhenfu to lead the generals here."
By this time, Li Qiong had already made a rough handover with Li Kui, and then led his personal guards to the outside of the county government office. Hearing the conversation inside through the screen wall, he suppressed all thoughts and quickly cleaned up the front yard with Zhang Xian's troops. Then, under the leadership of Scholar Kobayashi, he ignored the "Prime Minister" who was still wearing a purple robe but was tied up and pressed in the hall, and carefully went forward to meet the emperor.
In response to this, Zhao Jiu naturally slowed down his attitude, asked for information such as name, age, etc., and then comforted the other party with kind words, and then asked the other party to stand and wait with Zhang Xian.
For a moment, no one in the hall spoke anymore, just waiting for the generals to gather.
And sure enough, Yue Pengju lived up to the expectations. In the afternoon, he finally brought dozens of generals and officers to the scene... In addition to the commanders of the Tokyo Liaison Office, there were also the general Heilong Wangsheng of Han Shizhong's army who was originally in Yanling, the remaining two commanders of Yue Fei's army, Fu Xuan and Li Bao (a water general, nicknamed Po Li San, who had the same name as Li Bao who died of illness in Guan Suo), and seven or eight commanders of Wang Yan's army, including Meng De and Jiao Wentong. Even Niu Gao, the leader of the Ruzhou rebel army who belonged to the Lu Xing sequence, was invited at this time.
It is said that both Wang Yan and the people from the Tokyo Garrison did not believe it when they heard that Emperor Zhao had come. It was because Yue Fei was always serious and solemn that they had to believe it. However, they were still worried and doubtful. Even when they saw the Jinwu flag, they were still hesitant and lingered in the street in front of the door, unwilling to go in for fear that they would be chopped if they went in.
However, when these people came to the front of the hall hesitantly, crossed the front yard where the screen wall had been removed and saw Du Chong tied up outside the hall, they had no more ideas... People are like this, they will not give up until they reach the Yellow River, but once they reach the Yellow River, that's it. They just swarmed into the hall, saluted and stood up, and in the silent atmosphere, they couldn't help but steal a glance at the young man in the hall.
"Is everyone here?" Zhao Jiu asked Yue Fei softly after everyone stood up.
"Reporting to the emperor." Yue Fei hurriedly stepped out again and bowed. "There are 23 commanders in the three armies under the command of the minister and Wang, plus Niu Gao, the commander of the Ruzhou Volunteer Army, who leads the army independently, and Madam Wang, who leads the army on a daily basis. A total of 25 people are here."
Zhao Jiu nodded slightly, then sat upright and looked around at the dozens of people in the hall. He had heard of the names or nicknames of some of them before he traveled through time, and for some of them he had been an official for more than a year and knew some information about them from official documents. But now that he met them, he had no time to find out their backgrounds.
Therefore, just a moment later, seeing that many people looked down after meeting his gaze, Zhao Jiu laughed and said, "Everyone, Deputy Governor Du just said that you are either bandits or mountain bandits, and are useless... I also know that you have no military pay in the Tokyo Garrison and Hebei. From what I have seen along the way today, it seems that there are not enough armored soldiers in your army, which shows that your military equipment and supplies are not as good as those of other armies in front of the emperor. However, the country has fallen into such a situation, and you are asked to fight to the death. I wonder what you think, do you have any complaints?"
"Officials speak with great authority!"
Wang Yan's official position was actually higher than Yue Fei's, so he naturally took the lead and immediately stepped out to greet him excitedly. "We are loyal and have never changed! The country is in ruins, and it is also because of our incompetence..."
"What does it have to do with you?" Zhao Jiu suddenly stood up and interrupted him, then slowly walked into the hall, holding the golden belt on his waist. "How can the weight of the world be borne by one person? It's nothing more than unity between the upper and lower levels, and doing our best! It is for this reason that I decided to come here from Nanyang... However, I don't have a large army with me this time, nor do I have military pay or supplies. If I really have to bring anything with me, it's just me! So, I want to ask you, today I am the marshal of the world's troops, commanding all the troops here, is there anyone who disagrees?"
Wang Yan and Yue Fei took the lead, and Ma Gao and his wife, who were already shocked and dazed, and others almost knelt down together, saying that they dared not.
"I finally understand the difficulties faced by the emperor!"
At this moment, Emperor Zhao, who had already stood in front of the desk, was about to speak when someone in the hall suddenly spoke. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Du Chong, who was wearing a purple robe and wooden clogs and was tied to the ground.
Zhao Jiu did not say anything, and Du Chong continued, "In fact, the emperor is the most helpless one in the world... The Jin army is almost invincible. In this situation, the prime minister and ministers below the emperor can resign or surrender to the Jin. The generals can become thieves or surrender to the Jin. Only the emperor has nowhere to go. What else can he do except fight to the death?"
The hall was completely silent, but Zhao Jiu smiled and walked past the two generals, Wang and Yue, who were leading the battle. He continued to walk forward, passing through the open space between dozens of commanders on both sides, and walked to the side of Zhang Xian and Li Qiong in front of the door, and in front of Liu Yan. He then stopped and said, "Did Lord Yue say that we can win this battle?"
"Yes!" Yue Fei said sternly from the other end of the hall.
"When and where is the chance of victory?" Zhao Jiu continued to ask without turning his head.
"Right now, right here!" Yue Pengju responded solemnly. "Our army has not been out for days. The Jin army was serious at first, but now they are slacking off. Moreover, the troops are scattered among the five rivers. As the weather has been warming up for days, the rivers have melted, making it increasingly inconvenient for the cavalry to travel and provide support. The emperor has suddenly arrived here, and the Jin army is completely unaware of it, or perhaps they are too hasty to know about it. We can take this opportunity to concentrate our troops and attack them by surprise with more troops against fewer..."
"Alright!" Zhao Guanjia, who lowered his head and took something from Liu Yan's waist, suddenly interrupted him. "I already understand the general idea. If you have a plan for the specific battle, you can give the order later. I will speak for you here. There is no need to explain it in detail, as if someone will be unwilling to send troops if you don't explain it thoroughly..."
“Yes!”
Under the gaze of Wang Yan and other generals, Yue Fei bowed his head and responded.
"But before Pengju gives the order, I have one more thing to say." Zhao Jiu turned around with his hands behind his back, and turned behind Du Chong amid the panic of several commanders behind him. "Do you know how I got here?"
Without waiting for the people around to respond, Emperor Zhao calmly asked and answered himself: "I used my own imperial guards, as well as Wang De's and Zhang Jing's troops who participated in the Battle of Huaishang, which were the most elite troops in the imperial camp, a total of 10,000 soldiers as bait to lure the main force of the Jin army to the south, and then led the isolated army to cross the Baihe River to the east under the cover of night... I came here in a hurry, and I don't know how many of the 10,000 soldiers died for me to get here, but I think based on the tens of thousands of cavalrymen under Wanyan Wushu under the city of Nanyang, there must have been a river of blood there! And since the Jingkang period, how many places in the two rivers, under the city of Tokyo, Guanxi and Shandong have been like rivers of blood?"
No one in the hall dared to speak, and everyone's breathing became heavy.
Zhao Jiu paused for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and said what he had wanted to say for the past two days: "Everyone, I don't care how you fight, and I don't care what you think. I came here in person for one thing, and that is to see with my own eyes that the Jin people will also bleed into a river!"
After swallowing the last word, Zhao Jiu suddenly raised the short axe hidden behind him and chopped it hard at the neck of the person in front of him.
As the axe was swung down, blood stained his purple robe. Du Chong didn't even have time to groan before he fell to the ground with the axe. Blood instantly flowed from his body, and the whole hall was naturally shocked.
By the way, Zhao Jiu never thought of arguing with this person about right and wrong. He just kept the other person alive just to use his head to intimidate those officers in the Tokyo Garrison who were born as military bandits and were obviously unstable.
And now it seems that the effect is quite good.
