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Chapter 269 Desperate

Chapter 269 Desperate

"Bastard!"

Zhang Shicheng's violent roar came from Zhang Shicheng's handsome tent.

For a while, the entire barracks was silent, and there was no sound.

Zhang Shicheng patted the table and stood up, with a murderous look on his face.

He clenched his hands tightly and stared at Zhang Shixin coldly: "Shiyi, how dare he do that! How dare he do that! I will kill him!"

Zhang Shixin, who was below, hurriedly cupped his hands and begged: "Brother, third brother, he did something wrong just on impulse. He has been following big brother for so many years, and he is absolutely loyal to big brother."

"Faithful?"

Zhang Shicheng snorted coldly and said, "Collude with outsiders to kill my general, is that how loyal you are?"

"Liu Chong is obviously Li Qi and Zhao Lian's spies in the army. Shi Yi colluded with Liu Chong to kill General Li. How could it be possible if they didn't secretly collude in the past?"

"Loyal! It was General Li who went there that day. If I had gone in person, wouldn't I be dead now!"

Looking at the furious Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shixin hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Brother, when Shiyi left, he should have gone to Taizhou City. If he chases after him at this time, he might be able to chase him back."

"Chasing? How to chase him back? He must have colluded with Taizhou a long time ago, and there must be someone to support him when he goes, so what if I lead an army to chase him? Unless Taizhou Cheng is really defeated, there is nothing he can do about it, I'm afraid they have planned it long ago It's been a long time, Shixin! Did you know about this?"

Zhang Shixin was taken aback when he heard the words, and quickly waved his hands and said, "Brother, you know, I don't have many people under my command, and I only have one confidant who is barely available. Shiyi is usually arrogant and arrogant. How can I dare to deal with his affairs?" Tube."

Zhang Shicheng stood up and walked in front of Zhang Shixin step by step, looked down at him, and said coldly after a while: "I know you deliberately let Shiyi go, don't you really want to join forces with him to deal with me as a big brother?" ?"

Zhang Shixin hastily bowed his head and said, "Brother, I...I just couldn't bear Shiyi's death, and wanted to give him a chance, after all, he is my blood brother!"

Zhang Shicheng sighed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Second brother, I know you value love and righteousness, but Shiyi is no longer our brother, he has turned to Li Qi and became their minion."

"Brother, I..." Zhang Shixin shook his head in pain and said, "I know, but, but I really can't bear it!"

Zhang Shicheng nodded and said: "I know, I know, I don't blame you, it's Li Qi, Zhao Lian and others who are determined to persecute me. I think they must have plotted and planned so many things that led to today's disaster. The current situation is really It’s dangerous, and General Li unfortunately passed away, so it’s really inappropriate for you to have no one to protect you, but it just so happens that Big Brother still has one or two experts at his disposal, who can just protect you.”

Zhang Shixin was startled when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "Brother, how did this happen. How important is your safety, brother?"

Zhang Shicheng waved his hand and said: "This time, if there is someone guarding you, how can Shiyi hold you hostage and escape from the camp easily. The next big battle will start, and all plans will depend on you, your safety Nothing to lose!"

Seeing that Zhang Shicheng's tone was too strong to refuse, Zhang Shixin lowered his head and said, "Yes, brother, I understand."

"Second brother, the fourth brother and Shi Yi have always been close. Now I'm afraid he will do something stupid again. The only person that the elder brother trusts is you. With the chaos in the army tonight, I'm afraid we will have to rely on him again." You calm down the troops and stabilize the situation."

Zhang Shixin nodded solemnly and said: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."

Zhang Shicheng smiled happily: "Brother naturally trusts you, go ahead, you can do whatever you want."

After Zhang Shixin left, Zhang Shicheng clapped his hands with a gloomy face.

Two middle-aged men in gray suits walked in from outside the tent, Zhang Shicheng said coldly: "You two are guarding Shi Xin's side, guarding every inch of it day and night, make sure to ensure his safety, keep an eye on him, and keep an eye on his every move move."

After the two left, Zhang Wen and Chang Ying walked into the tent with a look of evil spirit on their faces.

"General, all the spies from Taizhou have been captured. After interrogation, Liu Chong not only provided information to Li Qi and Zhao Lian many times, but also"

"And what?"

"And he also colluded with the third master to help Li Qi and Zhao Lian send troops in private, and set up a new smuggling route with them. All kinds of people are here."

Speaking of which, Zhang Yu stepped forward to hand over an account book to Zhang Shicheng. After Zhang Shicheng took it, he glanced at it and threw the account book on the ground heavily. A cold light flashed in his eyes: "Okay! Okay, it's really my good brother, Zhang Shicheng. Wen, Chang Ying, the two of you must gather your troops and pursue them in the direction of Taizhou City. If someone from Taizhou responds, fight if you can. If you can’t, you must find out his whereabouts, and you can’t just let them go.”

"Yes!"

Tonight's magistrate's yamen is no longer quiet.Brightly lit and heavily guarded.

In the back hall, Li Qi and Zhao Lian were fidgeting and pacing up and down anxiously, at this moment, the master came to report: "My lord, General Liu Chong is back."

"what!"

Liu Chong who was outside the door stumbled in, with many wounds on his body and blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. After rushing in, he fell to his knees with a plop: "My lord, something happened!"

"What's going on?" Zhao Lian stepped forward to support Liu Chong and said, "Why is there a sudden martial law in Zhang Shicheng's army, and all the spies can't get in touch?"

Liu Chong laughed miserably, panting and said: "Zhang Shicheng Zhang Shicheng suddenly launched an attack this afternoon and uprooted all of our people. Many brothers were directly beheaded on the spot, and some were captured and secretly tortured. I see the situation." No, I wanted to escape, and I was almost killed by him, fortunately."

"Fortunately what?"

"Fortunately, Zhang Shiyi finally helped me kill the person who was sent to hunt him down, so I ran away. However, Zhang Shiyi seems to be left behind by Zhang Shicheng, and I don't know what will happen to him."

Liu Chong's words brought too much information, Li Qi and Zhao Lian were stunned and at a loss.

"How could this be?"

Liu Chong said in a hoarse voice: "My lord, now we have to prevent Zhang Shicheng from jumping over the wall and attacking Taizhou directly, and Zhang Shiyi can only come to seek refuge with the two lords if he is desperate. Save him, he is very important for us to check and balance Zhang Shicheng."

Zhao Lian nodded and said, "That's right, Liu Chong, you've worked hard, this time it's all due to you, hurry up, hurry up and recuperate."

At this time, Zhang Shiyi was galloping on horseback in the dark night, and there were about twenty people following him.

While running, he gritted his teeth, and the blood on his left leg kept flowing, but he didn't bother to bandage it.

At the same time, his heart was filled with resentment.

Why does he hate his elder brother Zhang Shicheng so suspicious?Forced himself to run away.

He also hated Liu Chong for failing to succeed and failing, forcing himself to run away, and if he had no choice, he didn't want to quarrel with Zhang Shicheng. Now he has only one way to go to Taizhou, but most of his subordinates can only be thrown away for nothing.

At first, he thought about going to his garrison to recruit his subordinates, but he was afraid that Zhang Shicheng would attack too quickly, and there would be nowhere to escape.

In desperation, they could only hastily gathered some people and went straight to Taizhou City.

Although Zhang Shiyi has a carefree personality, he is not a brainless person. He knew that from the moment General Li was killed in full view, he had no way of turning back.

He is aware of Zhang Shicheng's cruelty and bloodlust. Even if Zhang Shicheng doesn't kill him now, he will find a way to get rid of him one day in the future.

Zhang Shiyi slapped the horse's crotch fiercely, wishing that the horse would regenerate its wings and be faster.

He even heard the sound of cavalry chasing behind him. This is the experience accumulated by a veteran on the battlefield for many years. His eldest brother really sent someone to chase him. At present, he can only save his life by fleeing to Taizhou City.

I don't know if Liu Chong returned to Taizhou City smoothly, but no matter what I said, I saved his life. Li Qi and Zhao Lian can still use him in a short time, so his life should be safe in Taizhou City .

Zhang Shicheng, who had just dismissed Zhang Wen and Chang Ying, was currently wiping his armor and sword in the tent. He pulled out his portable sword, and the cold light reflected on his face, making his whole face look pale. There is a fierce murderous look.

Just then there was a shout outside the door.

"Let me see my elder brother, why don't you let me see my elder brother?"

"Brother, why? What did the third brother do wrong?"

Zhang Shide's shout made Zhang Shicheng sigh. He was holding a sword in his hand, with a pained look on his face.

Zhang Shide was born with supernatural strength and bravery in battle, and his soldiers couldn't stop him, so he broke straight into his tent, and as soon as he broke in, he yelled: "Brother, brother!"

Then looking at Zhang Shicheng who was holding a sword with a cold expression on his face, he felt as if a bucket of cold water was being poured from head to toe, and he couldn't help calming down.

He opened his mouth, lowered his voice, first saluted Zhang Shicheng, and then said: "Brother, just now I met Chang Ying and Zhang Wen who were leading troops, and they said they were going to hunt down the third brother. Big brother, what the hell is going on?" What's up?"

Zhang Shicheng turned around and looked at him and said coldly: "Shiyi and Liu Chong killed General Li!"

Zhang Shide was also surprised, and then said in a low voice: "Maybe this is the third brother's mistake for a while, and he is not guilty of death, big brother!"

Zhang Shicheng looked at him with a sneer: "Killing General Li may have been a mistake for a while, but was he also a mistake when he went out of the camp to join Li Qi and Zhao Lian in Taizhou City? Not only that, but he also had private contacts with them, stealing secrets, and selling private salt , colluding with each other!"

As he spoke, he picked up the ledger on the ground and slammed it towards Zhang Shide.

After Zhang Shide opened it and took a few glances, he let out a cry of despair, and the account book fell to the ground.

Zhang Shide said in a trembling voice: "Brother, why is this happening? Even if this is the case, the third brother is also our brother. If there is anything to say, we brothers will close the door and make it clear. Why do you send someone to hunt him down!"

Zhang Shicheng stared at him coldly and said: "Chang Ying and Zhang Wen are my confidantes, how can they be regarded as outsiders? Fourth, I know you have a good relationship with him, but don't forget, he is only your third brother. It's your big brother!"

Zhang Shide argued to the eldest brother: "Anyway, even if the third brother is wrong, our family will deal with it and not be hurt by outsiders. I will go to support the third brother!"

"Bastard!"

Looking at Zhang Shide who turned to leave, "Did you take me seriously? Don't forget, now that you are in the military camp, if you are still so unscrupulous, I have no choice but to follow the law!"

"I"

Zhang Shicheng stared at Zhang Shide coldly, and then said: "Shiyi voted for Taizhou City, I'm afraid Li Qi and Zhao Lian are even more confident at this time, when the time comes, you and I will not be in danger of dying at any time!"

Zhang Shide anxiously said: "Impossible, no matter what, Eldest Brother is still a general appointed by the imperial court. The imperial court still relies on Eldest Brother to deal with the Sky Eagle Sect, so it is possible to take action against Elder Brother?"

Zhang Shicheng looked at Zhang Shide more and more helplessly.

I thought to myself that among the brothers, only the second child can be of great use, the third child is now surrendering to the enemy, and the fourth child is so virtuous.

At first, I thought that the second child needs to be guarded against, but now it seems that the people under Shi Yi's command can only be handed over to Shi Xin!

Taizhou City.

There are bright torches everywhere on the top of the city, and the heavily guarded Taizhou Guards.

Zhao Lian was wearing armor and standing on the city wall, with Liu Chong standing behind him.

Although he was wounded, Liu Chong's complexion was much better than before.

At this moment, he saw 20 riders hurrying towards Taizhou City from a distance. Liu Chong looked around from a distance on the city wall, and shouted in surprise: "It's Zhang Shiyi who is here!"

Zhao Lian's heart was shocked, and he shouted: "Okay! Zhang Shiyi really came to vote, Liu Chong! This time I will give you the honor."

Zhang Shiyi shouted hoarsely as he ran, "Is General Liu here? Zhang Shiyi is here to vote. Please open the city gate."

Liu Chong poked his head out and shouted: "Third Lord's kindness in saving your life, Liu Chong will never forget it, wait a moment and I will welcome you into the city!"

Zhao Lian hurriedly ordered: "Hurry up, let go of the city gate and let General Zhang come in!"

At this moment, a cavalry of hundreds of people rushed over from a distance, and the leader was Zhang Wen.

Zhang Shiyi looked back and was startled, but at this time the winch by the moat had not been fully lowered, and the city gate was only half lowered.

Zhang Shiyi kept spinning around in a hurry.

In the cavalry ranks far away, there was the sound of shouting and killing.

Seeing that the cavalry rushing from a distance did not slow down, Zhao Lian couldn't help panicking. If the cavalry were allowed to charge, and the city gate opened at this time, Taizhou City might be in danger of falling immediately.

Therefore, he ignored Zhang Shiyi who was on the side, and quickly ordered: "Close the city gate quickly, close the city gate quickly!"

Seeing that the city gate was about to open and then slowly close, Zhang Shiyi almost gritted his anxious teeth, and cried out in pain: "General Liu, why did General Liu abandon me? Why did Master Zhao abandon me?"

Liu Chong hurriedly shouted: "General Zhang, the cavalry must be guarded against. In case something happens to Taizhou City, we can only close the city gate. Don't panic, general. This is the gate of Taizhou City. Thieves will not dare to attack the city!"

At this moment, Zhang Wen's cavalry troops finally arrived and surrounded Zhang Shiyi and others with swords and bows.

(End of this chapter)