Chapter 27 Assassination

The assassination was divided into three stages, the first stage was to create chaos.

The left and right armies of the Qing army have been at odds for a long time, but they have not yet fallen out, and can still work together. Song Yuzhu wants to intensify the conflict and make the left and right armies fall out completely. It would be best to cause chaos in the military camp, so that it would be easier to assassinate them.

The second stage is to kill Yang Zhao. If the first stage is completed smoothly, Yang Zhao and Wei Huai will have a grudge between them, and Zhao Xiao will take advantage of this grudge to kill Yang Zhao and then put the blame on Wei Huai.

The last and most difficult stage was that after Yang Zhao's death, Song Yuzhu could not predict Wei Huai's actions, so he simply made two plans.

The first is that if Wei Huai goes to meet Prince Qing directly, he will find a way to make Yang Yuanqing believe that he was the one who killed the person and then kill him with a borrowed knife.

Another possibility is that Wei Huai will escape. If he really runs away, given Yang Yuanqing's temper, he will definitely order a hunt and kill him. What Zhao Xiao has to do is to get rid of him personally.

Everything is linked together, and no matter what the result is, Wei Huai will die. Only by getting rid of both of them at the same time can Zhao Xiao have a chance to climb up.

Song Yuzhu took off his cloak and stood up, saying, "The specific assassination plan will have to wait until Master Xuanying arrives. Remember to come on time tomorrow at noon."

*

At noon the next day, Liu Yanzi arrived as promised, and Zhao Xiao was also waiting for him upstairs.

"Sit anywhere you like."

Liu Yanzi was not as carefree as usual. Instead, she said respectfully, "I won't sit down. Master Xuanying, just tell me what to do."

Xiao looked at him. Although this man looked cynical on the outside, his true character was quite different. Perhaps his appearance was just a means to confuse people.

Zhao Xiao said: "The assassination of Yang Zhao is a serious matter. If it's just to kill him, I don't need you."

Liu Yanzi lowered his head and said, "I understand." He thought he was quite good at kung fu, but when the two of them fought that day, Xuan Ying obviously did not use his full strength.

"I will give you a set of Qing military uniforms later and sneak into the Northwest Camp."

Liu Yanzi raised her head in surprise: "I have never been to a military camp, I am afraid that I might be exposed..."

"Don't worry, I'll go with you."

Liu Yanzi had some guesses in her mind. Xuan Ying always wore a mask, which meant that his identity was special and he didn't want to reveal it. Could he be a soldier?

The uniform of the Qing Army is dark blue, with the Qing character logo on the chest and back. No one knows where this uniform came from, it is dirty and smells of sweat.

Liu Yanzi pinched her nose and changed her clothes and asked, "Is this all right?"

Zhao Xiao looked her up and down: "Messy your hair a little and put some dust on your face so that people don't remember your face." The men in the army were all sloppy, and few were as clean as Liu Yanzi. It would be easy to be noticed if she entered the barracks like this.

"No one will notice me, that's easy!" Jin Yanzi took off her hair crown, took out a piece of flesh-colored mud from the sachet on her waist, pressed it on her face, and soon her appearance changed.

"You can also disguise yourself?" Zhao Xiao was a little surprised.

"I've only learned the basics. If you look carefully, you can still find clues."

Zhao Xiao nodded, and took off his mask and changed into military uniform. He went to the military camp to assassinate Yang Zhao today, and he couldn't hide his identity, so he simply gave up the disguise.

Liu Yanzi was stunned when she saw him take off his mask. She didn't expect that Master Xuanying was so young. She thought he was much older than her...

The two men left through the back door, and Zhao Xiao said as they walked, "Yang Zhao will stay in the barracks until 3 p.m. after lunch every day, so we only have two hours to start."

Liu Yanzi followed closely behind him and listened carefully.

Suddenly, a passerby appeared in front of them, and the two of them immediately hid behind the low wall next to them. After the person left, Zhao Xiao continued, "I need you to cause a dispute."

The left and right armies in the military camp have been at odds for a long time. Liu Yanzi needs to disguise herself as Yang Zhao's subordinate to beat up Wei Huai's men. The bigger the incident, the better. It would be best if someone died, so as to alarm Yang Zhao and Wei Huai.

"You will pretend to be Yang Zhao's subordinate later."

Liu Yanzi raised her lips and said, "I'm good at this. Tell me who to beat, and I'll beat him so badly that he can't be cured!"

The two men walked to the gate of the camp. A soldier on guard saw Zhao Xiao and greeted him quickly: "Captain Zhao is back."

"Yes." Zhao Xiao walked straight in, and Liu Yanzi, who followed behind him, lowered her head in shock! Who could have thought that the great Master Xuanying was actually the captain of the Qingzi Army? !

Zhao Xiao seemed to have guessed that he would be surprised: "Don't panic, although I serve in the army, I am not a lackey working for Prince Qing."

Liu Yanzi hurriedly said: "I understand!" How could the person who planned to assassinate Yang Zhao be Prince Qing's man?

Zhao Xiao paused and said, "The captain in front of us is named Fang Guangxin. He is the nephew of the Left General Wei Huai. He killed more than ten women and children on the day of the siege. You should find a way to kill him later."

Liu Yanzi's eyes darkened, and she licked her lips and said, "Yes, sir!"

*

After Zhao Xiao left Liu Yanzi behind, he returned to his barracks as usual.

On the parade ground, several soldiers were wrestling shirtless.

"Qian Hu!"

"Captain, you are here!" Everyone stopped and saluted him.

Zhao Xiao waved his hand and said, "You guys continue playing, I'll sit here and watch for a while."

Ma Zhenwei started to jeer, "That won't work! I heard that our Qianhu has the strength to move mountains and lift tripods, you have to show us that!" He had been feeling dissatisfied since Zhao Xiao made an example of him last time, and today he wanted to find a chance to take revenge.

The others shouted, "Yes! Captain, give him a beating!" This kid had just fought seven or eight people in a row, and none of them was his match. He became a little too proud of himself and even claimed that he was the most powerful fighter in their army!

Zhao Xiao smiled and took off his coat and said, "Then I'll train you guys today!"

"Great!" Everyone high-fived and cheered.

Zhao Xiao looked thin when he was dressed, but when he took off his clothes and revealed his solid muscular body, coupled with the scars on his body that had not yet healed, he instantly looked a lot wilder.

Ma Zhenwei scratched his head and said, "Qian Hu, please show some mercy, don't let me lose too badly."

Zhao Xiao laughed and said, "Are you afraid before the fight even starts?"

"I didn't!" The man spat into his palms and rubbed them: "Come and practice!"

The sport of wrestling is both simple and easy. It involves two people trying to see who can knock the other to the ground. It is also difficult as it requires both strength and skills. The only rule is that you cannot pull off someone's pants.

Ma Zhenwei was an expert in wrestling. He was tall and strong, and had great strength. Few people in the military camp could match him. He spread his legs, bent down slightly, and stood there with his hands clasped on his chest like an iron tower.

Zhao Xiao appeared to be calm on the surface, but he was actually full of worries in his heart. He didn't know whether he could accomplish what he had asked Liu Yanzi to do.

With a burst of shouts, the two officially began their fight!

Ma Zhenwei intended to give Zhao Xiao a warning as soon as he came up. He grabbed Zhao Xiao's shoulders with both hands and even wanted to pick him up and throw him out!

Zhao Xiao dodged the frontal attack by leaning sideways, grabbed his arm with his backhand, and pulled it hard, dislocating it...

"Sorry, I'm used to it." Zhao Xiao always used sinister and vicious methods, forgetting that wrestling is a showdown of strength.

Ma Zhenwei endured the pain and pushed his arm back: "Come again!"

This time, the two of them wrestled together again, sometimes provoking, sometimes wrestling, fighting for supremacy, it was so exciting! The cheers from the sidelines came one after another!

"Come on, Lao Ma!"

"Captain Zhao, throw it hard!"

Just when both of them had tried their best, Zhao Xiao suddenly twisted his body, used a little force to move a large object, and threw Ma Zhenwei over his shoulder to throw him heavily into the pit.

"Wow~~~~!" The soldiers rushed over happily and surrounded Zhao Xiao.

Zhao Xiao's face changed, and he covered his waist and shouted, "Ouch, stop it, no, no, my waist is twisted!"

Ma Zhenwei was so scared that he quickly got up and said, "Captain, are you okay?" Although he hated Zhao Xiao for punishing him last time, he didn't dare to really hurt him. After all, he had an official position. If Zhao Xiao wanted to kill him, it would only take a word.

Zhao Xiao patted his shoulder and said, "You are quite strong."

Ma Zhenwei scratched his head with a red face, and quickly helped Zhao Xiao to go to the barracks next door to rest.

"Captain, shall I call a doctor to come and take a look at you?"

"No, I'll just lie down for a while, you continue playing with them."

"Are you really alright?"

"It's all right, go ahead."

After Ma Zhenwei left, Zhao Xiao immediately got up from the bed, changed into the clothes he had prepared in advance, and prepared to start.

*

On the other side, after Liu Yanzi and Zhao Xiao separated, he sneaked into the military camp alone and quietly followed Fang Yongxin.

After lunch, most soldiers had an hour to rest. Some went outside to bask in the sun, some took a nap in the tent, and some went to the military brothel to have fun.

Fang Yongxin was a lewd man who went to the military brothel to enjoy himself almost every day. Today, after having a full meal, he went to the brothel as usual.

The prostitute camp was located in the northwest corner of the camp. It consisted of several separate tents, which held forty or fifty women. Some of them were prostitutes brought from Xizhou, all of whom were women of government officials who had committed crimes, and some were decent women abducted from Xuzhou.

"Captain Fang is here." The soldier guarding the gate saw him and greeted him with a smile on his face.

Fang Yongxin burped: "Hiccup, is Xiao Hong'er here?"

"Yes, yes."

Fang Yongxin took out a dime from his pocket and threw it at the gatekeeper: "One hour." After saying that, he walked in.

Seeing this, Liu Yanzi followed his example and walked to the gate of the military prostitute camp. She took out a tael of silver and handed it to the soldier guarding the gate: "One hour."

The soldier at the gate stopped him and asked, "Hey? Which battalion are you from? Why do you look so unfamiliar?"

Liu Yanzi pretended to be angry and said, "Are you fucking blind? You can't even recognize your grandfather!"

The soldier was frightened by his violent temper. Although he didn't recognize him, he didn't dare to stop him by force. He took the silver and let him go.

Liu Yanzi entered the barracks and looked around. She saw the women squatting in the yard washing clothes. Most of them were covered in wounds, their eyes were dull, and they didn't even look up when they saw strangers, like zombies. Occasionally, screams and sobs could be heard from the barracks.

Liu Yanzi withdrew her gaze and followed Alex Fong towards the last tent.

Soon, a miserable cry came from inside. Fang Yongxin untied his belt with a lewd look on his face: "Hong'er, I love you today."

"Captain Fang?" Someone suddenly walked in.

Fang Yongxin angrily said, "Who the hell let you in? Get out!"

Liu Yanzi walked up to him playfully: "Get out? Why don't you get out?"

"Don't be so shameless!" Fang Yongxin rushed towards him with his fists clenched.

Liu Yanzi didn't even try to dodge, but took the punch head-on, kicking him right in the vitals. This is the most vulnerable part of a man, and Fang Yongxin rolled on the ground in pain after being kicked so hard.

"You dare to hit me, believe it or not..."

"Believe it or not?" Liu Yanzi grabbed his hair and punched him mercilessly! One punch, two punches... After ten punches, the man was no longer recognizable.

"Stop... stop hitting me, please... please stop hitting me." Blood gushed out of Fang Yongxin's nose and mouth, his eyeballs were popped out, and he screamed in pain.

Xiao Hong'er, who was slumped beside him, was so frightened that she covered her body with her clothes and closed her eyes tightly.

"Don't... please... don't..." Fang Yongxin was beaten so hard that he was breathing in more than out, and it seemed like he was dying, so Liu Yanzi finally stopped.

His own finger bones were broken. God knows how much strength he used.

Liu Yanzi shook her hands and chuckled: "Hey, girl, put on your clothes quickly, someone will be here soon." After that, she stood up and walked outside.

After a while, a shrill scream was heard in the tent!

*

"Someone was beaten to death in the military whore camp!"

"Who beat who to death?"

"It seems that a soldier from the right army beat Captain Fang to death!"

Someone whispered quietly, "I think he deserves to be beaten to death. He has ruined so many girls recently."

"Hush, don't let General Wei hear this. Fang Yongxin is his nephew, and this matter will never end!"

When Zhao Xiao heard the discussion outside the tent, he knew that the matter was settled! He quietly walked out of the camp and saw many people running to the military prostitute camp to watch the fun. He lowered his head and walked towards Yang Zhao's military camp.

"What the hell is going on!" Wei Huai was furious as he looked at his nephew lying on the ground with disheveled clothes and blood all over his face.

"I... I don't know, I really don't know!" The soldier guarding the gate was so scared that he collapsed on the ground, his face full of horror.

Wei Huai asked angrily, "Who went to the military prostitute camp at noon?"

"In addition to Captain Fang, there is another soldier who seems to be from the right army."

"Where is he now?"

"I don't know..."

"Come here, go to the right army and call all the people over to me! Let him identify them one by one!"

Upon hearing the news, Yang Zhao rushed over and sneered, "General Wei is so arrogant, I didn't know that the right army is also under your command?"

"Don't talk about those nonsense. Killing someone means paying with one's life. He killed my nephew, so naturally I want him to pay with his life!"

Yang Zhao's face changed. "It's too hasty to conclude that he is from my camp based on his one-sided statement! What if this soldier is wrong? What should General Wei do?"

"Impossible! Everyone in Zuojun knows that he is my nephew. Who dares to attack him?"

"That's hard to say. He's used to being domineering. Maybe someone already dislikes him!"

"You!" Wei Huai knew there was something else behind his words, and his face turned red with anger.

The left and right armies were not in harmony to begin with, and now such a big thing has happened, it's like a tit-for-tat confrontation, and chaos is about to happen!

Wei Huai took a deep breath and controlled his temper in time. Yang Zhao was Yang Yuanqing's confidant, and if he got into trouble with him, he would definitely suffer.

He suppressed his anger and said, "I have nothing to say about General Yang's protection of his people, but you'd better be careful, or you will be hurt by the swords and knives on the battlefield again!" After saying this, he left angrily.

Yang Zhao didn't take his words seriously, snorted coldly and returned to the tent.

"General, we have checked and found that no one in our army went to the military brothel camp during the lunch break." A soldier came in to report.

"I understand. You can go down now."

After everyone left, Yang Zhao stood up and prepared to go to Prince Qing's mansion to make things difficult for Wei Huai. When he took off his military uniform and was about to change his clothes, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and found that the person coming was Zhao Xiao, "You..."

Yang Zhao covered his neck and stared at him with wide eyes, looking at him in disbelief, as if wondering why he wanted to kill him. Warm blood continued to spurt out of his neck, and Yang Zhao twitched on the ground like a fish that was short of oxygen, making a hoarse sound.

When he was almost bleeding, Zhao Xiao whispered, "You deserve to die for helping the tyrant."

After killing the man, Zhao Xiao quickly cleaned up the bloodstains, moved Yang Zhao back to the bed, and pretended to rest. Then, when there was no one outside, he quietly slipped out, ran all the way back to his barracks, changed his clothes, and lay on the bed to continue pretending to sleep.

Yang Zhao’s death was not discovered until the hour of You. The entire military camp was in an uproar and Zhao Xiao was awakened by his subordinates.

"Qianhu, Qianhu, don't sleep, something big has happened!"

Zhao Xiao opened his eyes dazedly and asked, "What happened?"

"General Yang was killed!"

Zhao Xiao pretended to be surprised and asked, "What? Who did it?"

The soldier stammered and whispered, "I heard that General Yang and our General Wei seemed to have a conflict..."

"That doesn't mean you have to kill him!" Zhao Xiao quickly put on his shoes and ran out.

The military camp was in chaos. Yang Zhao was suddenly killed. The deputy general of the right army believed that it was Wei Huai's doing and actually instigated the soldiers to avenge Yang Zhao!

Wei Huai was speechless and fearing that things would get worse, he simply ordered his men to escort him out of the camp.

Seeing that the situation was about to get heated, Zhao Xiao quickly summoned all his men, put on their armor, put on their weapons, and prepared to chase Wei Huai at any time...

(End of this chapter)