When we returned to the foot of Longtan Mountain, it was already dusk.
Qin Lingjun sent two people back to the city to collect information, while the others went up the mountain along the mountain road.
When he reached the halfway point of the mountain, Zhang Yangquan finally came back from his thoughts and asked aloud: "Master of Dazhai, who is Brother Wang Meng?"
Qin Lingjun said hurriedly: "He is the deputy of the King of Zhennan and a fierce Tatar general. Most of the military power on Yangzhou Road is in his hands."
Zhang Yangquan nodded. Polo Buhua is the hereditary king of Zhennan, which is equivalent to a mascot. The person who really guards Yangzhou Road should be this brother Wang Meng!
"Military advisor, did it mess up your plan?" Qin Lingjun sounded a little apologetic.
Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "In the situation just now, if I have martial arts skills, I will go up and kill that Tatar!"
Qin Lingsi clapped her little hands and praised: "Yes, this is a good man!"
Qin Lingjun said: "Oh, it's a pity that the business we finally built up has to start over again!"
"There is no need to start over!" Zhang Yangquan said with squinted eyes: "Although we no longer have a stronghold, we can still continue to do business with Bian Ying!"
Qin Lingjun's eyes lit up and she quickly asked: "Without his status as a foreign envoy, he still dares to do business with us?"
Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "I thought about it carefully on the way back. Bian Ying is a pure businessman. For him, making money is the first priority. Our status as bandits can at most become a means for him to lower prices!" p>
Qin Lingsi hesitated and said: "Will he reveal our identity? If Brother Wang Meng knows that we killed his son, he will definitely lead his troops to attack the mountain!"
"What good will this do to him?"
Qin Lingsi was stunned for a moment, and when she thought about it carefully, there was really no benefit at all! It would only make Bian Ying lose a way to make money!
Qin Lingjun said flatly: "Then send someone to contact Bian Ying. It doesn't hurt to let him earn a little more!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes flashed slightly, and he waved his hand and said: "It's useless to go now. Bian Ying may dare to do business with bandits, but he will never dare to do business with the person who killed Wang Mengge's son!"
Qin Lingsi was stunned for a while and said: "You mean to wait until the limelight has passed before you go to Bian Ying?"
Zhang Yangquan nodded and said word by word: "My identity has not been exposed, everything is fine. If someone finds out our true identity, let alone Bian Ying who dare not have anything to do with us, King Polo of Zhennan will not let him go without spending money."
Pass us. By then, we will offend the two most powerful people in Jiangdu at the same time, and the officers and soldiers will definitely attack!"
Qin Lingsi scratched her cheek and said, "It shouldn't be exposed, right?"
Zhang Yangquan said slowly: "If you think about it carefully, if we were really Australian envoys, would we rush over and kill all the Mongolians because they oppressed the Han people?"
Qin Lingjun's face turned pale and she said: "Yes, this is indeed easy to arouse suspicion!"
"Don't worry too much. We are acting very carefully and we probably won't be found out. Even if we are found out, we will be besieged by officers and soldiers for several months at worst!" The two sisters looked a little pale, and Zhang Yangquan comforted them. p>
Seeing that Zhang Yangquan not only did not blame herself and her sister, but also expressed comfort, Qin Lingjun was deeply moved. She took a deep breath and said, "Tomorrow I will ask everyone to make more stone bullets and prepare for the attack by the officers and soldiers!"
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A quarter of an hour after Zhang Yangquan and others left the city, Brother Wang Meng learned that his son had been killed.
He didn't believe it at first, until he saw his son's body, his heart almost stopped, and then he burst into rage.
"Who did it?!"
One of Dashi's followers fell to the ground and cried: "It's the Australian envoy!"
Brother Wang Meng was stunned for a moment. He had heard his wife mention it several times recently as the Australian envoy, and he had also tasted a vegetable and fruit from Australia.
How could his son die at the hands of these foreigners?!
"What's going on?" He picked up the attendant.
The attendant stammered: "Go back to the general... My uncle led us into the Shen family... Just as he was about to take the Shen family daughter away, the Australian envoy living in Oriole Garden suddenly attacked and killed his uncle.
He died...and killed more than a hundred city defenders."
It was not mentioned that Da Shi ordered people to execute the Shen family guards.
Brother Wang Meng was still a little confused, but he didn't ask any more questions. He said solemnly: "Send the order! Immediately send people to block the city gate, mobilize three thousand elite soldiers, search the whole city, and be sure to capture the Australian envoy... By the way, the Shen family
Catch him too."
No matter who did it, he must pay for his son’s life!
Not long after the order was given, a city gate guard reported that the Australian envoy had already escaped from the city, and the Shen family had also escaped. Wang Mengge was furious and ignored the Shen family, and immediately sent cavalry out of the city to capture the Australian envoy!
He walked a few steps in the lobby, getting angrier and angrier as he walked. He picked up his helmet and decided to go out of the city to arrest him personally to avenge his beloved son.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the house, a royal servant came to report that the King of Zhennan summoned him to discuss important matters.
Wang Mengge was unwilling to go at first, but then he thought that the Australian envoy had a close relationship with the King of Zhennan. He might know where the other party would flee to, so he changed his mind and went to the palace.
When I arrived at the lobby of the palace, I saw that Zhennan Wang Polo Buhua had been waiting for a long time, and Miao Daheng and Kang Lian were also waiting around.
Brother Wang Meng was about to ask when he heard Polo Buhua say: "General Wang, Jiangdu can rely on you this time!"
Brother Wang Meng was stunned and said: "What does the prince mean by this?"
Kang Lian said with a bitter face: "General Wang, news just came that the red scarf thieves are approaching Gaoyou Mansion! If Gaoyou is lost, Jiangdu will be in danger!"
Brother Wang Meng said solemnly: "Gaoyou has its own soldiers and horses to defend the city. I'm sorry that the red scarf thieves don't dare to commit a minor crime!"
The king of Zhennan said anxiously: "Gaoyou only has 20,000 defenders. After the red scarf bandits repaired Shanyang, they expanded to more than 30,000 people. How can they hold it?"
Brother Wang Meng was silent for a while and said coldly: "Your Majesty, my son was killed just now. I just want to avenge my son and have no other concerns. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was shocked. It had just happened not long after Da Shi was killed, and the three of them had been discussing military affairs in the hall, so no one knew about it.
Polo Buhua slapped the table and said angrily: "Who is so bold as to kill the general's son?"
Wang Mengge said with a dark face: "He is the Australian envoy who has a close relationship with the prince!"
"This is impossible!" Polo Buhua retorted subconsciously: "They are foreigners, how could they kill Dashi for no reason?"
Brother Wang Meng sneered: "Not only did they kill my son, they also killed more than a hundred city guard cavalry!"
Boluo Buhua was stunned and couldn't believe his ears. Kang Lian and Miao Daheng also looked surprised.
Brother Wang Meng said: "These people have already escaped from the city. I heard that the prince has a close relationship with them, so I came to ask the prince, do you know where they will flee to?"
Polo Buhua sat there blankly and shook his head. He didn't know whether he didn't know or didn't believe it.
At this moment, a person entered the lobby and quietly came to Kang Lian and said something in his ear. Kang Lian's face changed slightly and he said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, my subordinates just got the news that my uncle and a hundred city defense soldiers were indeed captured by the Australian army.
Killed by envoys!"
The expression on Polo Buhua's face changed several times. After a long while, he said coldly: "Since they don't take my law seriously, there is no need to be polite to them! General Wang, you can take action without worrying about me.
Relationship with them!"
Brother Wang Meng rolled his eyes and said to himself: "I have no scruples in the first place!" He said bluntly: "My lord, do you know where they have a stronghold?"
Polo Buhua thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I don't know!"
Miao Daheng suddenly said: "Your Majesty, General, I suspect that these people are not really Australian envoys!"
Polo Buhua's expression changed drastically: "Why did you say that?"
Miao Daheng said solemnly: "My subordinates have always found it strange that the appearance of this group of people is so similar to that of the Han people, and they do not have anything that envoys should have, only some seeds! In addition, the murders they committed are not like real people.
What an envoy would do!"
Kang Lian hurriedly said: "My subordinates also feel suspicious. I heard that they have recently cooperated with Bian Ying to sell Australian vegetables. This is not something that an envoy would do!"
Polo Buhua said angrily: "Why didn't you say these things earlier!"
Neither of them said anything, they just suspected that the key was that the other party had many things that they didn't have, and they couldn't explain them, so they could only hide them in their hearts.
Brother Wang Meng suddenly cupped his hands, turned around and left. Polo quickly asked: "General Wang, where are you going?"
"I'm going to find Bian Ying to find out the identities of those people, and please forgive me!" After that, he left without looking back.