C72

Chapter 72 - Hundred Years of Blood

Xiao Letian had always believed that when your enemy was shameless, you must be even more shameless than him. This point was extremely useful in dealing with moral kidnapping.

All these Qing Liu from the capital, as well as the High Scholar Huang, wanted to challenge Xiao Letian to a fight with their lower levels. As long as he still had that little bit of morals in his heart, he would be completely defeated.

You must be a dignified Grand Master of Western Studies, right? Don't you have to be ashamed of yourself? The people are coming for you, if you dare to make a move, as long as you die, you will suffer the eternal infamy.

If you don't dare to retaliate, then you can only obediently run away, leaving behind a tattered storefront and rolling back into the mountains and forests. From now on, you are the laughing stock in the eyes of all merchants.

If you didn't fight back and didn't run away, it would be even easier if you stayed in a stalemate. The situation would slowly escalate, and there would even be some people who would die for no reason.

You don't accept this? You don't have the right to disobey. In any case, we have the numbers advantage, so the public lies will kill you. You can't explain it to the people, can you? That would be tiring to death.

Qing Liu never killed with a knife, they only used the tongue like a viper, this move was almost invincible in ancient China.

It was a pity that they made a mistake today. This poison was still effective against idealists like Fu Qing, but to meet someone as shameless as Xiao Letian, it would truly be a big joke.

As long as Xiao Letian followed through with it, it would mean that things had gotten out of hand. It would mean that things had gotten out of hand, that the balance of power had been broken, that the foreign citizens had been brought in, that the enemies had been dragged in, that the Qing Liu people had no way of controlling the situation. Alright, this point was something that the Qing Liu people had to guard against all along. As long as the chaos was big enough and they were able to escape their control, they would be like the High Scholar Huang, hiding to the side to pee their pants, no one would choose to take responsibility.

When Xiao Letian had just arrived at the Tanggu City, the intelligence system he controlled had already begun working. Xiang Shaolong and the experts he had gathered were all hiding in the mansions of the important figures in the Tanggu City. They had long figured out all of the enemies' plans.

Adding on the fact that Xiao Letian, the expert who was proficient in deductions, was in charge of everything, the Letian Firm had long deduced a few of the enemy's battle plans, and everything was in his hands.

There were special forces hidden in the middle of mob, private army in the ocean movement, musket team was on guard, and even secret appointment with Jiu Shuai in advance was part of Xiao Letian's plan.

In the Beijing, after Xiao Letian and Xiao Letian left each other, the two of them had a subtle connection, in the end, the eagle and Xiang Shaolong became special messengers.

The two old foxes, one old and one young, actually did not have any kind of conspiracy and revolt in their communication. On the contrary, the two of them were communicating on an academic level and had argued about the future of Great Qing many times. And it was because of this little bit of friendship between them, that Xiao Letian had invited Jiu Shuai to support him.

When the situation became so serious that even Xiao Letian frowned, Ceng Guoquan's gorgeous appearance turned into a shield, as he successfully blocked Ma Bao's final strike.

The old man shook his head and sighed in his heart, "Poor Ma Bao, who told me to clear the way? Who told us that we have to find someone to take the blame for our actions? Qing Liu wanted Xiao Letian to take the blame, but it's a pity that he wasn't willing, and I wasn't willing either. Child, don't go against Xiao Letian in your next life … "

Just as Jiu Shuai was shaking his head, the Old Hawk swung his hands and released three Sky Tremor Bombs. After the dull explosion sounded out across the entire Tanggu City, several doors of the warehouses near the pier creaked open.

Almost at the same time, the sound of the hooves hitting the stone floor rang out in everyone's ears. One fully armed warhorse after another rushed out of the storage room. On the horses' bodies were many Knights clad in chainmail.

"Jiu Shuai has an order... Palm Flag... " The eagle raised the flags one by one as if it was performing magic tricks. The flags fluttered in the wind with the word 'Ji' written on them.

"It's the Zigzag Camp! Oh my god, it's the Xiang Army … " Those merchants with some knowledge, even the foreign nationals recognized this flag. This was the extremely famous Zigzag Camp, a military force with an iron pole that belonged to Ceng Guoquan.

"Children, let's show them the abilities of our Xiang Army …" The old man's shout was filled with energy, and it sounded like thunder.

"Die in the service of Jiu Shuai …" The shouts of over a hundred heavy cavalry soldiers shook the entire Tanggu City with a thunderous roar.

Ceng Guoquan did not bring many guards this time, he only brought a few cavalrymen in stealthily using merchant ships, which added up to around a hundred and fifty cavalrymen. These cavalrymen made up a small team and hid in the warehouse at the pier, fully armed and waiting for the Marshal's orders. Ceng Guoquan walked out from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. How could he relax his guard?

Right now, it was right at this moment that this elite warrior with the bones of his family, who had fought a hundred battles in the north of China, was using their bloody methods against his Green Camp comrades.

The thirty riders formed a team, with five squads running parallel to each other on the left. The warhorses were jumping on the ground, and the troops were all wearing armor, the cold steel lights accompanied by the tsunami. In that instant, the world changed, and a huge wave violently hit the bridge. One hundred and fifty God of Death crashed into the loose infantry battle formation almost at the same time.

"Kill …" Kill … "Kill …" The banner fluttered in the wind. This troop that had participated in the Nanjing Slaughterer City was wrapped in the scent of blood and spirits. Every elite here had over a hundred lives in their hands. To them, as long as the commander-in-chief gave the order, they could advance forward even if it meant the end of hell in front of them.

Ma Bao was going crazy. He watched as hundreds of heavy cavalry soldiers charged in from the side of his formation, and the comrades who had followed him for many years were sent flying like rag dolls in the air, before being stomped into mud.

Five iron-ploughs that were invincible, like ploughing soft earth, harvested life in the midst of the army. The riders were even lazy to use their weapons, relying only on their ability to control their horses.

What was even more frightening was that these war horses had killed many people before, and each of them had a lot of experience. They wouldn't be so stupid as to use their horses' heads to ram into the enemy.

"This is crazy!" Are you crazy? This is the Green Battalion of the Great Qing, this is the Tanggu City of the Emperor, why have all of you rebelled … Zigzag Camp is rebelling … " Ma Bao screamed as if he was a frightened little girl, but no one wanted to bother with him.

Five war flags were galloping back and forth on the pier's plaza, the silent riders were harvesting their lives, Jiu Shuai, who was extremely excited due to his adrenaline, laughed sinisterly, "Heh heh … My children, let the foreign devils on the merchant ship experience the abilities of our Xiang Army … "Raise your weapons, kill all of these rebel soldiers. Leave no one alive …"

When Xiao Letian heard this gloomy voice, goosebumps covered his back. It was as if he did not know who this old man was, he finally remembered the true records of Ceng Titou in history. The brothers had only killed one person when they had tried to suppress the rebel army. After last year's attack on Nanjing City, they had not sealed their swords for three days and had slaughtered the entire city into nothingness.

Today, Ceng Guoquan once again issued the order to kill. His opponent was actually the Great Qing Green Battalion, Xiao Letian really did not know if he should be happy or sad.

"Jiu Shuai has orders, exterminate all..." The eagle passed down the order emotionlessly, as if it was killing a group of pigs.

"Jiu Shuai has orders, exterminate all..." The one hundred and fifty riders all raised their weapons at that moment. At that time, Xiao Letian felt like he had fallen into a weapons museum.

A one-handed hammer with a dagger? The two-handed heavy sword had not even been opened? A mace with a shield? My God, why are they all heavy blunt weapons?

The eagles saw the confusion in Xiao Letian's eyes and said indifferently, "The blunt weapon has a high killing efficiency, it ignores all armors. These veterans are the marshal's personal guards, they have the right to bring their own favorite weapons …"

This was a one-sided massacre. Green Battalion did not have much combat power in the first place, and most of the time they were just security guards who could suppress some of the bandits. When facing the Xiang Army at their peak, they did not even have the ability to defend themselves.

At this time, the Green Battalion was already in a mess. If the soldiers could not find the generals, then they would not be able to find soldiers. Everyone was scurrying around like flies, and most of the people were scared silly.

The horse's hooves trampled back and forth, the heavy and blunt weapons danced in the air like a fierce tiger, and among them, the hand crossbows and the fire blunderers specially used by the cavalry were harvesting the lives of the escapees. During the entire massacre, not a single one of these hundred cavalry soldiers showed any changes in their expressions.

"Does Mr. Xiao think that I'm too cruel?" Ceng Guoquan suddenly spoke out by Xiao Letian's side, "Didn't you force me to make a move, just so that I could take back the black pot? You are causing the situation to get bigger bit by bit. Isn't your goal the same as me? "

Ceng Guoquan's mouth moved closer to Xiao Letian's ear, and said in an extremely quiet voice, "I am teaching you, teaching you how to survive in the Great Qing Dynasty's hall. If today we only kill Ma Bao, then this is just an ordinary political dispute. The empress dowager is definitely thinking of settling this peacefully … "

"But what if we add on the lives of seven hundred Green Battalion s, and even add on a few thousand corpses of their citizens? Then this matter would become a bomb in the imperial court, trying to make peace? You want to make it a small matter? "That's just a dream. The court has to do it strictly for the sake of face, but who can it do it strictly?"

Xiao Letian immediately jumped up, "Dead! I understand, dealing with dead people strictly is the only condition acceptable to both sides, and it is also the only way to ease the chaos. So as long as more people die, Ma Bao and the power backing him will have to bear the blame, and won't be able to lose anything … "

"Hahaha …" "The child can be taught, as expected of the Seven Apertures Mystical Heart, as expected of the Grand Master of Western Studies …"

Looking at Ceng Guoquan's wild laughter, Xiao Letian's heart was filled with sorrow. This was the real Great Qing in all of history, this was not a play made in the wrong way, this was also not the movie drama of the future generations. Without so many connections, the bloody aura that pervaded the imperial court would probably not dissipate for hundreds of years.