Episode 10 Chapter 341
Chapter 341: Tang Yin asked everyone to tell their names one by one, and asked them roughly about their origins. Then he had people serve food and wine, and chatted with everyone about the latest chapter while eating.
Halfway through the banquet, a guard came in to report that Gu Chen from the Lieutenant's Mansion wanted to see him. The Lieutenant's Mansion is responsible for the security of the capital, and Gu Chen is one of the people in charge of the Lieutenant's Mansion. It must be something important for him to come to see him.
Tang Yin asked the guards to invite him in. Not long after, Gu Chen strode in from outside. He didn't look sideways and turned a blind eye to the people around him. He came to Tang Yin, stepped in and saluted, and said: "General Gu Chen, join the king!"
Waving his hand, Tang Yin asked, "What's the matter with General Gu?"
"This..." Gu Chen glanced left and right, with a troubled expression on his face, and did not speak immediately. Upon seeing this, Tang Yin immediately understood what he meant, raised his head and said, "Come closer and speak!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Gu Chen responded, walked around the table, came to Tang Yin's side, knelt down on the ground, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, the general has just received news that Linkou Village on the outskirts of the capital city There are a large number of spiritual cultivators from the Ning Kingdom, and they are likely to be against the wind. The general plans to lead an army to encircle and suppress them. I hope your Majesty will give you permission!"
Although Gu Chen is one of the persons in charge of the Lieutenant's Mansion and can mobilize the troops of the Lieutenant's Mansion at will within the capital, he needs Tang Yin's approval to lead the army out of Yancheng.
After hearing this, Tang Yin's eyes flashed and he asked, "Is the news accurate?"
Gu Chen nodded and said confidently: "Those who report to the general will never dare to lie."
"Yes!" Tang Yin responded thoughtfully, rolling his eyes and pondering for a moment. He raised his eyes and looked at the people below. An idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly came up with an idea. He said to Gu Chen: "Everyone here is the elite selected by this military conscription order. However, I don't know their strength well. This time, let them go with you to encircle and suppress Nifengliu." Henchmen, you should also take a look at their abilities and report them to me in detail when you come back!"
Gu Chen was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hands and said, "Yes! I will obey your order!"
Tang Yin waved to Gu Chen, asking him to step aside first, and then said to everyone present: "There is a small town ten miles west of the capital, named Linkouzhuang. There are now a group of rebels who are dissatisfied with the imperial court and are doing great harm. Party, I hope that you can go with General Gu from the Lieutenant’s Mansion to encircle and suppress the army. I wonder if you are willing?"
Everyone present was refreshed, and they all raised their hands and responded: "Your Majesty has your destiny, and we will do our best!"
"Very good, without further ado, everyone come out now!" As he spoke, Tang Yin reminded him seriously: "There are extraordinary people who rebel against the party, so you must be careful."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Everyone accepted the order one after another. Many people had begun to secretly prepare for a big fight and perform well in front of the Majesty.
Without much delay, they immediately bowed to Tang Yin and left, then followed Gu Chen.
Gu Chen had already made preparations before he came to see Tang Yin. The 10,000 elite soldiers of the Lieutenant's Mansion were all ready. He brought 20 talents selected by the military conscription order to join the army. Afterwards, a group of people came together in great force. Driving out of Yancheng, we headed straight to Linkouzhuang in the west.
After they left, Tang Yin was a little worried. After all, some of these people were civil generals and their spiritual weapons were not very powerful. He asked Cheng Jin to bring the secret arrow personnel and follow them secretly. They could also come out to protect them in times of crisis.
As for Gu Chen and others, they were speechless on the way. When they arrived near Linkouzhuang, he asked his men to prepare twenty sets of steel armors and handed them to Hu Xia and others, asking them to put them on, and reminded them again and again to wait. Once you encounter an enemy, you must not act rashly and must obey his orders.
Gu Chen and his uncle Gu Chong were in charge of the Lieutenant's Mansion together. In terms of rank, he was a senior official of the second rank. Hu Xia and others still treated him with great courtesy and respect.
After hearing his words, people did not dare to be careless, and they all raised their hands and said, "Don't worry, General Gu, we will definitely act as ordered."
So the best! Gu Chen muttered in his heart and said nothing more. He divided his troops into two groups, leaving 5,000 people to block the exits of the town. He led the remaining 5,000 Fengjun, Hu Xia and others into Linkouzhuang.
The troops from the Lieutenant's Mansion arrived suddenly. After entering the formation, they immediately caused panic and commotion among the people in the town. There was no time to explain to the people, so Gu Chen ordered all streets in the town to be blocked and all streets to be under martial law.
He gave an order and the whole army was mobilized. A large number of wind troops forcibly drove the people on the street home, and the shops on both sides of the street were also forcibly closed.
Suddenly so many troops came. The soldiers stationed at Linkouzhuang didn't know what was going on, so the captain hurried over with a group of defenders. They saw groups of officers and soldiers everywhere on the streets. People With a face full of surprise and panic, the commander grabbed a soldier from the Lieutenant's Mansion and asked urgently: "Brother, which army are you from? Why did you suddenly come to Linkouzhuang?"
The soldier looked at him up and down, then pointed back and said, "Where is my general? If you have anything to say, go and ask the general!"
The captain followed the direction pointed by the soldier and looked up. Sure enough, a cavalry was coming up the street ahead. It was led by a young general, and behind him, there were dozens of knights wearing helmets and armor. The captain was startled. Just by looking at the formation, he knew that they were not ordinary. He took a deep breath and ran forward. When he got close to the cavalry, he knelt on one knee, saluted, and said in a loud voice: "I am Yu Yi, the captain of the Linkou Village garrison. I pay my respects to the general. I wonder why the general led his army to Linkou Village?"
Gu Chen didn't even look at him, as if he didn't hear him talking. He was still patrolling around and constantly commanding the surrounding soldiers. At this time, a young man dressed as a commoner suddenly jumped out from the alley beside the street and ran quickly towards Gu Chen.
Seeing this, the soldiers on the left and right rushed up and knocked the young man to the ground without saying anything, and then pressed him to the ground. The young man raised his head with great effort, and shouted at Gu Chen: "Brother Gu, I am Xiao Wu!"
Gu Chen waved his hand to the soldiers who restrained the young man, and said: "Let him go, let him come over!"
The soldiers responded and let the young man go. The young man who called himself Xiao Wu got up from the ground, patted the dust on his body, glared at the people around him, and then pushed away the soldiers in front of him, and came to Gu Chen, smiling flatteringly: "Brother Gu, those people are in the house in Zhendong, none of them left, I have been watching them!"
"Well done!" Gu Chen's cold face finally showed a smile, he reached into his arms, took out a small cloth bag, and threw it to the young man.
The latter took it with a smile, weighed it in his hand, and felt that it was heavy enough. He nodded and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Brother Gu, thank you, Brother Gu! Brother Gu, I will help you lead the way!"
"Yes!" Gu Chen raised his head. Only then did his eyes fall on the captain in front of him. He urged his horse forward, raised the whip in his hand, knocked on the helmet of the captain, and said in a deep voice: "As the leader of a garrison, a large number of rebels appeared in the area under your jurisdiction, but you didn't notice it at all. I think your head can also be moved!"
Hearing this, the captain trembled, frightened and pale, knelt on the ground, knocked repeatedly, and said: "General, spare my life, General, spare my life!"
Gu Chen was too lazy to pay attention to him, and urged his horse to walk past him.
Soon, Gu Chen led 5,000 Lieutenant's Office soldiers to surround the house in the east of the town that Xiao Wu mentioned.
This house is not small. There are main rooms and left and right wing rooms, front yard and backyard. However, the huge house was completely silent, and the silence was terrifying.
Hu Xia and the others looked at each other, all with worried expressions on their faces. Hu Xia urged his horse forward, came to Gu Chen's side, and whispered: "General Gu, why is it so quiet inside? Have the rebels already run away?"
Gu Chen's face was solemn, and he did not answer. He shook his head to the soldiers on his left and right, and shouted in a deep voice: "Go in and take a look!"
As he spoke, three Feng soldiers walked out of the crowd, carefully came to the main gate of the house, first stretched out their hands to push the gate, pushed it a few times but it didn't open, obviously there was a bolt on the door.
The three looked at each other, and one of them waved to his two companions, signaling them to get out of the way, then took a deep breath, gathered all his strength, rushed forward two steps, and when he reached the door, he raised his leg and kicked it hard on the gate.
The courtyard gate was just two worn-out wooden boards, which could not withstand his heavy kick. With a crisp sound, the courtyard gate shattered. But before the Feng soldier rushed into the courtyard, an arrow flew out from inside and hit him in the chest.
Puff! The force of this arrow was too great. It not only penetrated the leather armor on the soldier's chest, but also penetrated his chest. The tip of the arrow came out from his back.
The soldier screamed, and under the impact of the arrow, the whole person flew back more than a meter away, and then fell heavily to the ground, and died on the spot.
Everyone on the left and right was shocked. Gu Chen's eyes shot out a terrifying fierce light, and he shouted: "Shoot arrows inside!"
At his command, the Feng Army soldiers surrounding the house climbed up the courtyard wall one after another, aimed at the houses in the courtyard, and fired at them.
In just a moment, the doors and windows of the main house and the wing rooms in the house were nailed with holes by dense arrows, and a series of crisp sounds of ding-dong-dong were heard from the room.
Before the Feng army’s arrow shooting came to an end, Dong Zhu and Yuan Hao, who were selected by the military order and stood behind Gu Chen, shouted together: "General Gu, I will go in and catch the thief!" After saying that, the two of them rushed into the yard with their weapons without waiting for Gu Chen to say anything.
Gu Chen was so angry when he saw this. He had clearly warned them not to act on their own and to obey his command, but these two completely ignored his words.
He cursed in his heart: Damn it! But he still shouted to the people around him: "Stop shooting arrows!"
[… Episode 10, Chapter 341…] a!!