After learning that Shi Daxuan was not in the military camp, Zheng Chenggong breathed a sigh of relief.
The hundred or so men under his command could not break into the military camp, let alone kill Shi Daxuan.
Fortunately, Shi Daxuan returned home.
Opportunity is fleeting.
Zheng Chenggong began to make arrangements immediately.
Everything was ready, and Zheng Chenggong led a hundred or so men and charged forward in a mighty force.
The homes of Zheng Chenggong and Hong Xu are both near Anhai Town.
Shi Lang's home is in Longhu Town.
The two places are only thirty miles apart.
Not to mention riding a horse, you can get there in half a day on foot.
Before sunset, the group arrived near Longhu Town.
In order to conceal their tracks, they disguised themselves as soldiers returning home.
If someone asks them, they will say that they have just returned from Liaodong and that their superiors have given them a few days of leave to visit their families.
When night fell, they quietly arrived outside Shi's house.
Since he didn't know the inside story of the palace, Zheng Chenggong ordered his men to sneak into the homes of nearby residents to inquire about the situation.
Not long after, Hong Xu returned with the news.
"How is it?" Zheng Chenggong asked.
"Shi Daxuan just returned home today, and he returned with more than 20 servants. These people don't have families yet, and they usually live and eat in Shi Daxuan's house."
"More than twenty people..." Zheng Chenggong suddenly felt that the one hundred people he brought were not enough.
Shi Daxuan's servants are all elite.
It's difficult to kill them all in a short time.
If they fail to win the battle quickly, the nearby people will soon turn around and surround them.
It will be troublesome then.
Besides, they were not familiar with the terrain inside, and it would be easy to be ambushed if they rushed in rashly.
What to do?
After waiting for nearly an hour, Zheng Chenggong finally came up with a good idea.
He whispered something to a soldier beside him.
The soldier walked quietly into the distance and disappeared into the night.
Not long.
The soldier came galloping from a distance on his horse.
The sound of the war horses' iron hooves stepping on the ground is particularly obvious in the quiet night.
He ran directly to the gate of Shi Daxuan's house, dismounted and knocked on the door knocker: "Open the door quickly, it's urgent!"
The servant at the gate was awakened by the shouting and asked through the door: "Who is outside? What do you want?"
"There's a fire at Yuegang. The general has ordered everyone to return to the barracks immediately."
After saying this, he rode away without revealing his identity or showing any documents.
Shi Daxuan was somewhat skeptical after receiving the news.
But considering it was an emergency, he let down his guard.
He woke up all the servants, dressed them and prepared to go out.
"Dad!" Shi Xian warned, "Be careful, there may be a scam."
"you mean?"
Shi Xian said worriedly, "Everyone knows about my elder brother's affair. It is possible that the general killed him to eliminate the evidence."
Shi Daxuan thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry! The general has many former subordinates of Shibazhi. If he really does this, the morale of the Zheng family army will be dispersed."
Seeing that Shi Daxuan was completely confident, Shi Xian stopped persuading him and went to the gate of the courtyard to see him off.
The servant opened the gate holding a lantern and stepped aside.
The unsuspecting Shi Daxuan took the lead and came to the door.
Shi Xian followed him out the door and shouted to Shi Daxuan, "Dad, have a safe trip!"
Just as Shi Daxuan was about to say goodbye to his son, dozens of arrows were shot from the darkness not far away.
Shi Daxuan, who was not wearing armor, was immediately pierced with arrows.
The sudden change left everyone stunned.
Zheng Chenggong took advantage of their distraction to lead the charge: "Those who surrender to the enemy and betray the country should be killed! Kill!"
At this time, Shi Daxuan had already died.
His body swayed on the horse's back and fell to the ground with a thud.
Shi Xian and his servants did not know that Shi Daxuan was dead.
They rushed forward, intending to rescue Shi Daxuan.
This move fell right into Zheng Chenggong's trap.
By the time they rushed to Shi Daxuan, they were already surrounded by Zheng Chenggong.
The two sides started hand-to-hand combat.
I thought it would be a tough battle, but I didn't expect the scene to be so one-sided.
Zheng Chenggong was well prepared and almost all of his men were wearing armor.
Shi Daxuan was caught off guard and was only wearing ordinary clothes.
In the firelight, people kept falling down and screaming.
As the screams became less and less, the battle came to an end.
Zheng Chenggong raised the torch and walked up to the injured Shi Xian.
The flame on the torch was so strong that it made Shi Xian's face red.
"Ahem!" Shi Xian held Shi Daxuan's body, feeling extremely sad.
When he saw that the murderer was Zheng Chenggong, the sadness in his heart suddenly turned into anger.
He glared with red eyes and roared: "Zheng Chenggong, why did you attack us?"
Zheng Chenggong held a torch in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, and said indifferently: "Don't blame me, blame Shi Lang if you want to blame someone."
"Ahem!" Shi Xian spat out a mouthful of blood and asked angrily, "What happened to my eldest brother?"
Zheng Chenggong looked down at him and said, "Shi Lang not only smuggled to the Jiannu, but also helped them to fight. Just based on these two points, shouldn't he be put to death?"
"Haha!" Shi Xian suddenly laughed.
There was sadness, anger, helplessness, disappointment and more importantly, desolation in his laughter.
After laughing, Shi Xian gently put down Shi Daxuan's body and stood up while enduring the pain in his body.
"Sir, be careful!" Hong Xu immediately stood in front of Zheng Chenggong.
Zheng Chenggong took a look in the light of the fire and found that Shi Xian had no weapon in his hand.
He pushed Hong Xu away and came face to face with Shi Xian.
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