Things in Fengyang Mansion were arranged, and Zhu Cixiang decided to go to Luzhou Mansion and Taiping Mansion to inspect the land to see how Zhu Dadian was doing with his errand of checking the land.

In early May, Zhu Cixi ordered the Royal Second Brigade of the Tianwu Army to patrol south with 5,000 troops, assisting Zhu Dadian in forcibly taking over the land of the guards in Luzhou Prefecture and Taiping Prefecture, promoting military garrisoning, and freeing up the 100,000 newly recruited troops to prepare for garrisoning.

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After several days of inspections and intimidation, and the killing of more than 20 generals of the guards, the guards in Luzhou Prefecture surrendered and expressed their willingness to return the occupied military land.

In order to express his gratitude for their cooperation, Zhu Cihong rewarded each general with an additional 500 acres of farmland and a banner.

In mid-May, after inspecting Luzhou Prefecture, Zhu Cihong continued to lead the army south to Taiping Prefecture, but this time he changed his routine and decided to go on patrol incognito and go to Taiping Prefecture first, followed by the army, which was a day's journey away.

Firstly, Zhu Cihong was worried that Zhu Dadian was deceiving him, and secondly, he wanted to see with his own eyes and hear with his own ears how the guards in Taiping Mansion reacted and how the people commented on this matter.

Zhu Cixiang took Li Tingbiao, Xu Sheng and twenty personal guards and galloped away towards Taiping Mansion.

Zhu Cixiang took a shortcut and went straight to Taiping Mansion. When he crossed the Yangtze River and reached the outskirts of Taiping Mansion, it was already dark.

Li Tingbiao said: "Your Highness, there are still more than 20 miles away from the Taiping Prefecture City. It seems that the city gate has been closed when we arrive today. There is a village not far ahead. Why don't we rest here for one night? Tomorrow

Shall we go on our way again?"

Zhu Cixiang saw that it was getting dark, and it was getting dark at this rate, so he agreed to stay one night in front and inquire about the situation in Taiping Mansion with the farmers in front.

After entering the village, they found a wealthy family, spent some money, had something to eat, and visited local families to learn about the situation in Taiping Mansion. Then they rested early and prepared to start their journey again tomorrow morning.

Zhu Cixiang was indeed a little tired after a long day's journey, so he fell asleep not long after lying down.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Cixiang fell asleep in a daze, feeling as if he was being pushed. He opened his eyes and saw Li Tingbiao coming to him at some point. He was about to ask, but he saw Li Tingbiao whispering: "Your Highness, what's going on outside?"

Something is wrong, it seems that a large number of assassins have entered the village."

When Zhu Cihong heard this, he was slightly startled at first, but then calmed down quickly. It seemed that someone was finally trying to kill him.

He took out his revolver, loaded the medicine, and said to Li Ting: "Go and make arrangements and try to keep some people alive. I want to know who is so eager to seek death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of fighting outside, accompanied by several screams. Li Tingbiao bowed slightly and hurried out.

Xu Sheng drew his sword and stood closely beside Zhu Cixiang. Wu Zhong also picked up a revolver and put it beside him.

A guard shouted from outside: "Who are you? Dare you commit murder here?"

A masked man in black clothes outside sneered: "Of course he is the one who wants your lives!"

These people stopped talking nonsense and began to fight with the guards. From time to time, the sound of swords clashing and screams could be heard.

Zhu Cixiang came out this time and brought ten Jin Yiwei and ten personal guards from the Yongwei Battalion. Seeing that his own people had not captured the enemy, he couldn't help but go out and take a look.

As soon as they got out of the hospital, they saw hundreds of men in black surrounding them and killing the imperial guards and personal guards. The scene was chaotic.

With a roar, the ten guards from the Yongwei Battalion retreated one after another, pulled out their revolvers and shot at the group of black-clad men indiscriminately.

Although the revolver improved by the research institute has become smaller in size, you still need to turn the wheel by hand when firing. The most important thing is that if you want to reload after shooting a few pills, it will take several seconds.

Minutes are very troublesome.

Therefore, the guards of the Yongwei Battalion will not use revolvers unless there is a crisis, let alone waste ammunition at long distances.

Now that the two sides were so close, the assassins in black were attacking again. This was an excellent opportunity to use their revolvers.

Under the firepower of ten personal guards, this group of black-clothed assassins knocked down more than thirty people in an instant, which also shocked them. However, after a brief period of fear, this group of black-clothed assassins did not flinch.

Still rushing up, they were obviously a group of dead soldiers.

A cold voice came from among the men in black: "Kill them all and leave no one alive! Especially the little prince, kill him at all costs!"

"Yes!" The remaining dozens of men in black charged forward again, using a completely lifeless fighting style.

The guards of the Jin Yiwei and Yongwei battalions were all very skilled. Although there were only a few people, they were fighting against each other, but they did not fall behind in the slightest.

Among them, Xiaoqi, a young Jinyiwei, performed the most brilliantly. He held the Xiuchun Dao and killed one with almost one blow, or at most with two swords. His sword skills were extremely fast, and he did not panic when faced with the siege of three people. He swung his sword in a moment.

With seven or eight sword strikes, all three men in black were killed.

Zhu Cixiang nodded secretly after seeing this, and at the same time he was thinking in his mind, who would want to kill him? People from the guard? Nanjing nobles? Landlords and evil gentry? These people have the motive to do something if their interests are harmed.

It seems that these people are keeping a close eye on him and will take action whenever they have the opportunity. However, Zhu Cixiang is not afraid at all. The road he wants to take is destined to be a bloody one.

If the birth of a great man requires stepping on countless corpses, then I would rather have more ordinary people who bring disaster to the country and the people!

While thinking about it, the situation on the field was becoming more and more favorable to one's own side. Although the movements of several Jin Yiwei gradually slowed down and they could no longer resist, the guards of Yongwei Battalion who had experienced hundreds of battles were killing more and more fiercely.

There were screams one after another, and the men in black fell down one after another.

The young Xiaoqi of the Imperial Guard was very brave. There were already corpses in black lying on the ground at his feet. He held a sharp knife and shuttled between several black-clothed assassins. He dealt with it with ease, and from time to time he would take away someone with a knife.

Several black-clothed assassins who were just about to break through the defense line and attack Zhu Cihong eventually died tragically under his Xiuchun knife.

Not long after, the battle was coming to an end. At the cost of losing four Jinyi guards and two Yongwei battalion guards, most of the assassins were killed or injured.

When the black-clothed leader saw that the situation was not good, he whistled, meaning to retreat quickly. The black-clothed assassins left their opponents aside and prepared to escape. Several of them were captured on the spot because they were running too slowly because of their unlucky legs and feet.

Zhu Cihong said: "Ask who sent them!"

Just as Li Tingbiao was about to interrogate them, several captured assassins had already bitten the poison hidden behind their teeth and died.

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Chapter completed!