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Chapter 254 Wang Shouyi's Defeat
The soldiers were all confused. Wang Shouyi, who had just said that he would not go to Lingshan, suddenly became anxious, his face turned ashen, and he left everyone behind and rushed forward.
Sun Qiuhan's eyes widened, "General?!"
Wang Shouyi turned a deaf ear and the soldiers had to follow.
Fengjian Qingli's tone was gentle, and although her voice was not loud, it was heard by every soldier.
"Strange. Lord Wang, do you know the way to Lingshan? I've been in Sinan County for a few months, and I still can't figure it out."
Sun Qiuhan frowned when he heard this.
Is Wang Shouyi so anxious because of the military pay?
But isn’t his plan today to take over Sinan County? Now that the overall situation has been set, how could he give up this hard-won opportunity just for such a small amount of military pay?
Sun Qiuhan was puzzled and had to follow.
Lingshan was still more than ten miles away from here. Wang Shouyi ran very fast, raising a cloud of dust, as if he didn't feel tired at all.
But the more than a thousand soldiers behind him were exhausted. They were all gasping for breath, pale, and beads of sweat rolled down their foreheads.
Fengjian Qingli looked delicate and thin, but he did not lose his composure at this moment. His expression was calm and indifferent, even better than the soldiers who trained every day.
Sun Qiuhan couldn't help but look at him a little longer, thinking that the people of Sinan County were really secretive.
Soon, a group of people arrived at the foot of Lingshan Mountain.
At this time, the sun had set in the west and the surrounding scenery became dark.
In the distance there were wild smoke and overgrown weeds. A gust of cold wind blew by, and the forest made a rustling echo.
Wang Shouyi took the lead and rushed straight into the forest.
The soldiers hesitated at the foot of the mountain.
There are the most ferocious beasts in the forests at night, and the mountain in front of us is so majestic and tall that it looks like a dormant giant beast.
Just by looking outside you can tell that the road conditions are dangerous, with many steep cliffs and poor visibility at night, making it easiest to get hurt.
It is common sense for people in Lingnan not to go up the mountain at night.
Feng Jianqingli said loudly: "Why don't you follow and take a look? It's hard to see at night. It would be bad if Lord Wang encounters a wild beast. And there are piles of gold and silver treasures. I don't know if other villagers are trying to snatch them."
Hearing the last sentence, all the soldiers' eyes became warm.
Those villagers just now took away a lot of gold ingots and jade pendants of good quality!
If they follow them now, since they can't see clearly at night, they can take advantage of the situation and pick up a gold ingot, which will be enough for them to live for a lifetime!
The soldiers who had been hesitant just now were now scrambling to run up the mountain, each one faster than the other.
Sun Qiuhan glanced at the young man in white who was smiling harmlessly and kindly from a distance, and felt a strange feeling in his heart.
Why does it feel like Fengjian Qingli is urging the soldiers to go up the mountain?
The soldiers followed Wang Shouyi's trail into the mountains.
Wang Shouyi was probably tired from running, so he was running slowly and was soon caught up by everyone.
Wang Shouyi said sternly, "Why did you follow me up the mountain? All of you, go back! You are not allowed to follow me."
He was so angry that he was only thinking about his gold, silver and jewelry, and forgot about this group of people.
Now everyone knows that there are treasures in Lingshan, and Wang Shouyi's words immediately aroused everyone's dissatisfaction.
With so many treasures, how dare he be so bold as to chase everyone away?
So everything belongs to him? He wants to keep it all for himself?
The forest was dense and thick, with only a few faint rays of moonlight, making the vision dim and unable to distinguish who was who.
A soldier shouted, "General, this is too unfair. We brothers have followed you through thick and thin. Why are you driving us away now that you have the treasure? Besides, we are just worried about you, afraid that you will encounter wild beasts. Your words really chill our hearts."
Wang Shouyi was so angry that he was shaking. He could only utter one sentence, "This is outrageous! How dare you disobey military orders!"
But I didn't dare say much.
It was late at night and he was indeed afraid of encountering wild beasts.
Besides, these soldiers are so stupid and they listen to him, so he can just think of some excuses to trick them when the time comes.
After so many years of working together, he is still familiar with the people under his command.
The sky gradually darkened. Lingshan Mountain was steep, the road conditions were complicated, and the weeds were overgrown.
But the strange thing is that Wang Shouyi's route was very clever, avoiding all the steep rocky depressions and poisonous weeds and vines.
Fengjian Qingli suddenly said something else.
"It seems that Lord Wang is very familiar with the road conditions. It doesn't look like this is his first time here."
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they passed tall trees and came to a cave. There was a gurgling stream, and flat green grass grew on both sides of the river, mixed with a few wild flowers. There were few big trees here, and they could see a full moon. The moonlight was clear, and the view was suddenly clear.
However, the cave was half collapsed and filled with huge rocks and mud, with a few trees in between and messy footprints all around.
It seems that there really was a landslide.
There was a small opening in the cave, which emitted a faint golden light under the refraction of the moonlight.
Wang Shouyi was like a madman. He crossed the stream and started rushing into the cave. The soldiers' eyes were all red. They pushed each other and scrambled to get into the cave.
Before they entered, everyone suddenly heard a long, sad and angry cry.
"what!!!!"
"My gold! My jade! My years of hard work!"
"These untouchables, untouchables! I'm going to kill them all!"
The soldiers widened their eyes. Although they didn't understand what Wang Shouyi said, they still rushed in.
The entrance to the cave looked small, but it was actually very spacious and open, so most of the soldiers who came in did not feel crowded.
There are not only tables, chairs and benches inside, but even a large carved bed, which is very exquisite and luxurious.
The mountain walls are covered with fist-sized luminous pearls that shine as brightly as day.
The surroundings were filled with square boxes, almost reaching the top of the mountain wall.
Almost all the treasures in these boxes were taken away, leaving only one or two gold ingots.
The golden light that everyone had seen before came from a mountain of gold in front of the bed.
It was obvious that the people had cleared out the things from the boxes but had not yet finished moving them.
Each of these boxes has a character "王" carved on it.
Then consider Wang Shouyi's familiarity with Lingshan and his unusual words.
Even a fool would understand.
This was not the military pay they had lost at all.
But it is Wang Shouyi’s private vault!
Wang Shouyi was such an old fox that he actually hid his private treasury in Sinan County instead of in the territory of Changshou Military Station.
I think it is because the terrain of Changshoujuntun is relatively gentle, with sparse mountains and forests, and there are not as many steep mountains and jungles as in Sinan.
Wang Shouyi was still immersed in grief when a sharp sword suddenly rested on his neck.
Sun Qiuhan's eyes were filled with despair, and he gnashed his teeth and said, "You really disappoint our brothers. You obviously have an endless supply of gold and silver, but you even embezzle the little military pay in the military treasury, leaving our brothers hungry and cold.
I was so stupid that I believed your lies about preparing for a rainy day, but in fact, you were just greedy and cold-hearted! "
A light young boy's voice came from the distance.
"It takes a long time to accumulate all this gold and silver. No wonder the soil in Changshou is fertile and the terrain is flat. It is obviously the most suitable place for planting, but the people live in such poverty! No wonder the local gentry and the powerful are so tyrannical... It must be Wang Shouyi who imposed heavy taxes and helped the tyrant to do evil."
"He must have ordered his personal soldiers to do it! No wonder the people ran away when they saw our soldiers!"
"Also, the military pay in the military treasury is not even one-tenth of what you have in your private treasury! Why are you still pretending!"
"We really believed your lies!"
Wang Shouyi finally reacted and didn't dare to move.
The soldiers were chilled and angry. They surrounded Wang Shouyi, and each of them wanted to rush up and tear him apart.
Wang Shouyi didn't expect that this group of the most cowardly and honest soldiers would dare to resist him. Two drops of cold sweat fell from his forehead and he showed some fear.
He didn't know that rabbits will bite when they are cornered.
Under the comparison with the Sinan soldiers and deliberate instigation, the Changshou soldiers had long been dissatisfied with him, just like a fully-stretched string that would break with the slightest touch.
Wang Shouyi adjusted his expression and suddenly said in a stern voice: "The documents of all your relatives are in the hands of the military advisor. If you dare to touch me, my personal soldiers will definitely find your relatives and avenge me!
Moreover, I have more than one private vault. Those who continue to be loyal to me will be rewarded with ten taels of gold! Those who kill Sun Qiuhan will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold and be made a captain of a thousand men!"
"Are you talking about the one at the Changshou Salt Field and the one in the basement of the General's Mansion? Don't worry, they have all been taken down by our county magistrate."
Suddenly, a brisk and clear voice came from the entrance of the cave.
Everyone looked sideways and saw Shujian wearing light armor, with a dense crowd of soldiers with swords standing behind him.
Feng Jianqingli stood beside Shu Jian at some point, smiling gently, "General, you already know Wang Shouyi's plan to capture Si Nan. All the 500 soldiers you left in the city have surrendered.
Those who lay down their swords, sticks and clubs and surrender will be spared, but those who resist will be killed without mercy.
The three words "kill without mercy" sounded light, but everyone couldn't help but feel their hair stand on end.
Chang Shou's soldiers hated Wang Shouyi even more at this moment!
If that bastard hadn't come up with a plan to attack Sinan, would things have turned out like this?
Sun Qiuhan kicked Wang Shouyi, immediately pushed aside the soldiers, dropped his sword, and knelt in the front. "Sun Qiuhan, lead all the soldiers of Changshou to surrender!"
They are in the cave now. Sinan’s people can just block the cave entrance and set it on fire, and they will be wiped out!
Seeing Sun Qiuhan surrender, everyone dropped their weapons and knelt down.
Shu Jian half-closed his eyes, and shot out the arrow in his hand. The arrow passed over countless heads and pierced Wang Shouyi's head.
"A rotten man is not fit to be a general, let alone to live in this world."
The mountain wind was howling, everyone held their breath, and only the lonely chirping of birds was left.
Xie Ling's plan, which had been planned for more than half a month, finally came to an end.
Not only did he capture Changshou military settlement and Changshou salt field without losing a single soldier.
The most important thing is that we have obtained a group of clean soldiers who have no regrets about their former master.