Fang Zhihe was stunned when he heard this, and his eyes narrowed dangerously: "What? Is this really happening?"
He dismounted and approached step by step. Seeing Liu Er retreating in obvious guilt, he knew that if he didn't kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, there would probably be more people who were bolder than him.
He said sternly, "Tell me, how much silver did you take from the people?"
Liu Er's eyes flashed with a trace of guilt, and he whispered: "This, sir, I didn't do it. It was just this time. I will never dare to do it again in the future. I hope sir..."
There was a murderous look in Fang Zhihe's eyes, but he was still quibbling until now. He turned around and walked towards the people.
He asked softly, "Old man, how much silver did he ask from you? Just tell me and I will make the decision for you."
The white-haired old man looked at Liu Er, who was glaring at him, fearfully. He shrank slightly and shook his head in an inaudible voice: "To answer your words, sir, no one has bullied me."
Fang Zhihe looked back at Liu Er, took out a tael of silver from his arms, and raised his voice.
"If anyone can tell me which official wants your money, just report him and you'll have priority in choosing a house when you get there."
"This silver is also a reward. Not only that, but I will also ask the official who asked for silver from you to return double it."
The people looked at each other hesitantly. In fact, this move was already very good. It was only a few officials who were not very nice and required them to hand over money.
If it were in the past, they would not have had officials protecting them along the way, and who knows how many people would have died on the road. They would still be willing to accept it even if they were given a little silver.
But now that the adults said I had to pay back double, my heart was moved a little.
Not long after, a man came over and said cautiously, "Sir, Mr. Liu asked for three taels of silver from me, and said that if I dared to tell you, sir,
"When we get there, they'll show me what they can do. I didn't dare offend Mr. Liu, so I gave him three taels of silver along the way..."
Fang Zhihe nodded, handed over the silver in his hand, and whispered, "Very good, this is your reward. I will give you double the amount, which is what I said."
"Just wait, I'll return the six taels of silver to you right away."
He walked towards Liu Er and held out his hand: "Return double the amount of silver you took from the people, or you will get out of here and go back to Pingcheng."
Liu Er felt annoyed when he felt those eyes falling on him. His brother-in-law was a constable. He had never been humiliated like this before. It was really too much.
He stiffened his neck and said stubbornly, "Sir, those people are just lowly people. I have protected them along the way. Why can't I accept some money?"
Fang Zhihe sneered, "Really? You sound very aggrieved. Have you forgotten that the Major General gave everyone a lot of silver before he asked us to come?"
"It's just that considering the dangers that might be encountered on the road when evacuating people, you're trying to make money from both ends."
"I'm going to ask you again, are you going to pay back the money?"
Liu Er's eyes rolled around, and he kept his mouth shut, making it clear that he would not give out the money.
Seeing this, Fang Zhihe's murderous intent deepened in his eyes. Seeing this, he said no more, drew out his sword, and a silver light flashed. He looked at the falling head and ignored the screams.
With a swish, the sword was sheathed.
His eyes swept over the other officers, and he felt more and more disdainful. If Jiang's army had not been tied up, he would not have bothered to bring these soldiers guarding the city gate.
He glanced at the people beside him and said indifferently, "Come and search him. Give this brother six taels of silver. If anyone dares to accept money from the people privately again,
Fang Zhihe sneered, his expression awe-inspiring, "Then I want to see whether your head or my sword is harder."
Upon hearing this, the accompanying officials lowered their heads and dared not breathe.
"Whoever has accepted money from the people, please come forward and apologize immediately. If I find out, you will be forced to pay back double the money and lose your head."
"Think about it for me!"
Upon hearing this, the others looked at each other, hurriedly took out the silver and found the person to return it, and apologized nervously. Seeing that the evil spirit did not draw his sword to kill people, they slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
I touched my neck and found that my head was saved.
After Fang Zhihe made an example of someone to scare the monkeys, no one dared to do anything tricky along the way, and the speed increased a lot.
*
The two armies faced each other on the battlefield.
Jiang Ling was wearing silver armor and glanced at the tall and strong Huns opposite him. He looked around and didn't see anyone suspicious. He knew that the person who spread the plague was probably hiding in the dark.
As the deafening sound of drums rang out, the vanguard army began to move, and the sounds of fighting became continuous.
Gu Chen stared intently at the flashes of silver light, his eyes somewhat confused: "Major General, the long swords in the hands of the vanguard are so sharp."
"Yes, it's a new weapon made by a craftsman. It's sharper than ordinary weapons, but still not as good as Donglin's Crescent Moon Blade."
"I see. No wonder the Huns were powerless to resist. It turns out they've changed their weapons."
You have to know that among the soldiers on the battlefield, there are only a few with great martial arts skills. They are just ordinary people, and what they fight against are armor, weapons and their own strength.
Weapons are of utmost importance!
The Dagan Vanguard Army crushed their way forward, feeling the warm blood spraying on their bodies, their eyes full of fanaticism, and they roared and rushed forward without caring about their lives.
The Xiongnu vanguard was beaten back step by step. Seeing this, the commanders in the rear turned pale, drew their swords and shouted: "Brothers, follow me and kill!"
The battlefield was pitch black, the air was thick with the smell of blood, the yellow soil on the ground was dyed red, and gradually turned into a dry brown. The sticky touch on the soles of the feet made people feel creepy.
The war lasted until dark. With the sound of drums, both sides ceased fighting and Jiang Ling led his soldiers back.
After returning to the city, he didn't bother to wash up and went straight to the study. After hearing what the guard said, the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "Now that the people have evacuated, we can start our plan."
"General Gu, take a few more teams out, take out those whose blood has completely turned black and is beyond repair, and quietly put them into the canyon, where the Huns are stationed."
Gu Chen nodded: "Yes, Major General."
"Well, we'll start releasing insects outside the city tonight, and start disinfection inside the city and continue catching those who have been bitten. Have you applied rat poison? Let's focus on burning the poisoned rats."
"Remember not to bury it in the ground, burn it to prevent future troubles."
Everyone said in unison: "Yes, General, please rest assured that we will definitely fulfill our mission."
Jiang Ling did not go to rest after arranging things. If everything went well tonight, there would be no need to fight tomorrow, thus avoiding unnecessary sacrifices.
If things don't go well, we will have to continue fighting tomorrow, and soldiers will continue to die. It is not a good thing to continue wasting time like this.
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