Chapter 775: Killing with Blood

On November 23rd, the land and water armies finally set off from Shahe. Unlike Zheng He's treasure ships and the flat-bottomed boats on the canal, these ships used as warships were not neat and tidy. They were requisitioned civilian ships and repaired warships. , and the boats recently cut down and built by Zhouqiao Camp... But no matter what, the various boats parked on the river still show a lot of deterrence.

Zhang Yue, Shi An, and Chen Yong boarded the boat of Commander Chen Hua. Compared with other boats, this two-story boat looked like it was a little older, and traces of repairs and paint could be seen in many places. After setting off the ship, the first day was uneventful. On the second day, I saw Chen Hua accompanying Zhang Yue around the ship. Peng Shisan, who was following behind, suddenly sighed: "Back then, I I arrived at Thanh Hoa Province with the British Crown Prince on this ship. I never thought I would take this ship again in my lifetime."

Chen Hua couldn't help but take a closer look at Peng Shisan, and then said with a smile: "I guess this is the warrior who accompanied the British to settle the settlement in the fair? There is some similarity between now and the past... I dare to ask Mr. Zhang, if the army is defeated this time, what will happen to him? Will the British Council send out the seal to go to war?"

As soon as the words were spoken, there was a sudden silence on the side of the ship.

Although it is the winter month, the winter in Jiaonan is not as good as that in the north. Lush trees can still be seen on both sides of the river. Boats are sailing on the river, with the sound of water and waterfowl fishing from time to time. But the sergeants on the hundreds of boats can only take a sneak peek. , even those with itchy hands would not take action. However, some officers on the ship would look at the bow of the ship for a while after arranging the affairs, and sigh at the tranquility at this time.

When he heard Chen Hua say this, Zhang Yue happened to see a water bird dive into the water. After a while, it flapped its wings and flew up again, with a lively fish on its beak. He didn't go either. In reply to Chen Hua's words, he said to Peng Shisan without looking back: "Old Peng, try your archery skills!"

Peng Shisan had followed Zhang Yue for many years and had a similar mind. Hearing this, he put an arrow on his bow and raised his hand to shoot. Hearing the sound of the bow string, the waterfowl that had just worked so hard to catch food was hit by the arrow and the fish in its mouth. It spit it out all at once, then flapped its wings feebly twice and fell into the water. However, after a while, it surfaced and swam away with its injuries. At this moment, next to Zhang Yue Chen Hua couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then reluctantly praised the good arrow.

Naturally, Zhang Yue could not misunderstand this insincere compliment, and immediately smiled slightly: "Commander Chen felt that this arrow was powerful, but it was nothing more than that? There is an old saying in the Central Plains, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman will benefit. However, a fisherman must also have the ability to be a fisherman. Just like Lao Peng, he shot a bird with one arrow. Unfortunately, not only did he lose the fish, but the bird also ran away with injuries. Fortunately, this is not a gregarious ferocious animal. Bird, if it attracts an overwhelming number of the same kind, it will be a big trouble."

Realizing that Zhang Yue seemed to be making a metaphor, Chen Hua became more cautious, forced a smile and did not answer.

Zhang Yue had already made up his mind to take the strong medicine to the end, and said softly: "There is one thing that Commander Chen may not know yet. A Shenwei ship had already arrived at Haidong Mansion and delivered a secret letter from Eunuch Zheng. This time, the so-called Chen Tianbao, a descendant of the Chen family, is just a puppet brought out by Champa. Champa is a small country with a good plan, but it is not qualified!"

Chen Hua is in his early thirties, with brown skin. He is a little short, but very capable. What he said just now attracted such a sudden attack, and then what Zhang Yue said again, he seemed a little unnatural. After hearing this last sentence, his eyes suddenly changed. However, the more he remained silent, the more talkative Zhang Yue became, starting from Mu Sheng who was about to march from Mengzi County, Yunnan Province to Baoding Bo who was about to lead reinforcements. Liang Ming finally added the last sentence lightly.

"Commander Chen just asked about the British Duke. In fact, the British Duke mentioned it in a letter before. He entered the Sanding address four times, from the Hu family and his son to Chen Jianding, Chen Jikou's uncle and nephew, and to those remaining bandits. After all, now that I am getting older, I would like to follow the example of Mu's permanent residence in Yunnan and invite myself to live in Jiaozhou for retirement. After all, the climate in Jiaozhou Prefecture is good and is much better than the cold and dry conditions in the north."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Hua suddenly took a breath. His father had served under Zhang Fu back then, and he didn't know how many times he had talked to him about that famous general - he was serious and serious on weekdays, but talked and commanded with laughter during war. Ruoding was kind to the people, but he was very cruel to the enemy invaders. More than ten years ago, he saw with his own eyes the Jingguan built with thousands of corpses outside Jiaozhou City, and he still cannot forget it.

He couldn't help but force a smile and said: "That is Grand Master Ying Gong. How can the emperor be willing to let him go?"

"As Commander Chen said, if we fail this time, the emperor will naturally let go." Zhang Yue glanced at Chen Hua with a half-smile, and then said lightly, "It's just a joke. The momentum of this rebellion is far away." They are not as good as the Hu family and his son and Chen Jianding's uncle and nephew, and they are not as good as the Lanshan wealthy family Li Li. If the land and water armies advance together, they will definitely gain something. Besides, Eunuch Zheng has already brought the Shenwei ship to investigate and occupy the city, cutting off this way of backup. , The thieves are just a lone army, and they will naturally be wiped out in one fell swoop when the time comes!"

Peng Shisan stood behind Zhang Yue and looked at Chen Hua with great interest. Annan people have always been aggressive. Even when the Chen dynasty ruled here, they heard that there were many rebellions in the country and they set up the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi. It was the same after that. According to the news he got, even if the navy veteran had never thought of surrendering to the rebels, he probably had other ambitions. But now that he shot such an arrow, Zhang Yue followed him again. After saying these words that sounded like threats and persuasion, this person was probably going to feel a drumbeat in his heart.

Although sailing on the river is far safer than sailing on the sea, Zhang Yue stood on the side of the ship for a while and chatted a few irrelevant words. Zhang Yue excused himself as a little seasick and went back to the cabin accompanied by Peng Shisan and others.

Looking at Zhang Yue's steady steps and thinking of those thoughtful and powerful words just now, Chen Hua didn't know that this was just an excuse. He stood there for a while, then turned around and strode back to his house. Surprisingly, four strong guards were guarding the door of the cabin.

"Keep watching, don't let anyone in!"

Entering the cabin, he saw a man dressed as a soldier coming up to him with a smile. He was usually very polite to him, but this time he couldn't show a smile, and he was even more disgusted in his heart. He just nodded lightly and said: Putting aside the messenger who once made him so excited, he sat down directly on the chair in the middle. When he saw the other party, he stepped forward to remind him that things had been arranged now, and he was drinking water when he asked whether he would do it as promised tomorrow. He just put the kettle back casually and looked at the other party coldly.

"You said before that your master agreed that as long as I lead the army in one fell swoop, I will be Prime Minister Annan in the future?"

"That's right. Why does General Chen still doubt my words? These are all said by the king himself, there is not a single lie."

"Your Majesty? I would like to ask, it's not that the Ming Dynasty didn't look for the descendants of the Chen family back then, even Chen Jianding's uncle and nephew didn't come out to respond. How come he is so orthodox now? In addition, where did he come from after so many years?

With so many loyal people following, where will the money come from to buy weapons and recruit soldiers, and where will the people come from to serve as officers and lead the army?"

Chen Hua had always been very polite before, but now that he was suddenly hit with such a call, the man was a little confused. He rolled his eyes and did not dare to answer directly, and his face was filled with a flattering smile:

"Fourth brother, now the king has occupied

According to the general trend, what can we say about the past? You should know what kind of power our Annan Prime Minister has. It is much better than being a small commander in the Ming army! Besides, the king is the orthodox of the Chen family, everyone

Everyone has admitted it..."

"Admit it? That group of people did not get benefits from Mingren. Of course, anyone who claims to be a descendant of the Chen family and is willing to take the lead in raising an army will admit it! Descendants of the Chen family... you and I are both descendants of the Chen family. He is an unknown person.

Why do you want to be a king?"

"Fourth brother, you...you can't go back on your word! Besides, our bloodline is far away after all, even if we are king, no one will be convinced..."

"What regrets, what blood! You call me fourth brother, but don't forget that we are inseparable relatives! Don't think you can hide those things from others. That Zheng He has now taken the ship

The team went to occupy the city to question the crime! Even if they defeated the Ming army again this time, that Zhang

Fu, that British duke Zhang Fu, who kills people like chopping vegetables, may ask himself to guard the site. By then, no one will be able to survive! Moreover, Chen Tianbao is nowhere comparable to the Hu family and his son, let alone Chen Jianding and Chen Tianbao.

Ji Kuo is not even as good as Li Li. Zhang Yue has already noticed it, he must have noticed it..."

The furious Chen Hua became more and more ferocious as he spoke. Seeing that the other party was still trying to persuade him, he suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and stabbed it like crazy. The messenger was so frightened that he backed away and finally knelt down and shouted.

Spare your life. However, the man only managed to scream twice and then stopped abruptly. Until he took his last breath, his face was still full of disbelief.

After wiping the blood on the dead man's clothes, Chen Hua took a deep breath, and the sword in his hand clinked on the ground. He had not killed many people since he joined the army, let alone the person in front of him who was related to him.

, Naturally, I feel even more uncomfortable. Moreover, if you kill a person, you can destroy the body and eliminate traces by throwing it into the water, but that only solves the problem of one end. With his impulse, Chen Tianbao's end is completely finished, and the rest are

How much needs to be fixed!

You know, he had confessed to a few close subordinates at first, what would they think now? Moreover, wouldn't it be too shameful to completely give up on success based on Zhang Yue's few words?

Thinking of this, he immediately threw away the sword without hesitation, went to the side wall and took down the big knife that he rarely used. He turned around and swung it hard at the corpse with a cold face, and beheaded the dead man in one fell swoop.

He came down. He picked up the bloody head and resisted the strong smell of blood. He strode forward and opened the hatch. He glanced at the four people outside the door and then called one of them to give some instructions.

sentence.

When Chen Hua turned around and left without saying a word, he picked up his head, which was still dripping with blood. The four of them immediately sent one of them to go in and clean up. He only helped up the fallen tables and chairs, but left the blood stains and the headless body untouched at all.

The other person hurried down to the deck, called a few strong sergeants with a gesture, and went straight down to the bottom cabin.

In addition to Zhang Yue, there were also Shi An and Chen Yong in the cabin at the stern of the ship. Li Qing had previously reminded them to take a different ship from Zhang Yue, but Shi An and Chen Yong met to discuss it, thinking that the two young men from the Nanjing War Department

The young civil servants just took separate boats. If anything happened, it would be Shen Jiang's fate. It was better to go with Zhang Yue. There were many people here, and even if something happened, there would still be a chance to capture the thief first. When Zhang Yue went out just now,

They were forced to stay in the cabin, so when Zhang Yueren came back, Chen Yong immediately stepped forward anxiously to ask.

"Don't worry, since you have reminded me before, I have made a lot of appropriate arrangements."

"But it's foolproof? The boat is on the river. If anything goes wrong, it will cause serious problems!"

"Mr. Chen, there is nothing foolproof in the world. You can do it with five points, and you will definitely do it with seven points. As for if the success rate is 90%, then it is one in ten thousand." Zhang Yue asked Chen Yong when he saw it.

Besides, Shi An, who was on the side, bumped him lightly with his elbow, and immediately smiled and said, "I heard from Li Shangshu that Master Chen's negotiation skills are very exquisite. Now that we are on the ship and there is nothing else to do, let's

Why not come to the next game?"

No wonder Chen Yong is so anxious. He was the sixth Jinshi in the second class of Yongle in the 13th year. He was once selected as a scholar, but his experience as a Beijing official was even greater than that of a foreign official. Even though he was Zhang Yue’s senior in the examination room, he still remains

He is just a principal. Now he simply retreats to the next best thing. He does not seek a prosperous official career, but only wants to be able to do something real.

Hearing Zhang Yue say he wanted to play chess, he couldn't help but be stunned. It wasn't until Shi An reminded him again that he reluctantly sat down. He was from Qiantang. Although his poetry and writing were excellent, his chess skills were also really good.

He was a national player from Jiangnan. But he had something on his mind at the moment. After a black and white fight, he was actually killed by Zhang Yue, who was a mediocre chess player. He suffered a heavy defeat.

"Brother Chen, you are asking me to do this!" Zhang Yuezao, who was distracted, saw Peng Shisan and others sneaking out of the door. His expression became much more relaxed because he smiled at Chen Yong and said, "Just think about it again."

, those troubles are still there, why not calm down by playing chess."

Shi An, who had been sitting nearby watching the game, had already gotten a taste of it, and immediately gave a few hints. When he heard the word "jingxin", Chen Yong suddenly remembered the words of the teacher who taught him how to play chess before, and immediately

He closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment, and then took the black lead again. Not long after the game started, there was a noise outside, and then, the hatch was pushed open, and in came a man carrying a gun with blood all over his body.

Chen Hua with a human head.

What civil servants pay attention to is killing people without blood. Although they may not have done anything to put people to death when it comes to personnel conflicts in the officialdom, the opportunities to actually see the dead are very rare, not to mention that Shi and Chen are still far from high-level officials.

Yuan. Fortunately, they had seen blood in several large and small battles before entering Jiaozhou. After entering Jiaozhou Prefecture, they saw many wounded people, so they could still hold on at this moment.
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