When he woke up, he could vaguely hear noises coming from outside. Sunlight seeped through the window lattice. It was morning.
Ning Yi sat up and rubbed his forehead. Xiaochan, who was only wearing a dudou, also got up. She rubbed her eyes and was about to put on her clothes when Ning Yi patted her on the shoulder. "It's okay. Go back to sleep."
However, Xiaochan still nodded and got up. She said softly, "I'm not sleepy …" She went to fetch water for Ning Yi and helped him brush his teeth and wash his face.
It had been about four hours since the big battle regarding the birthday program last night. It was noisy outside. Most of them were dealing with the aftermath. The operation to catch those who had escaped the net had not stopped. The army was scattered all over the mountains and plains. For them, this was a great victory. But for Ning Yi, he was obviously not in a good mood.
"Young master, you don't look too happy?"
"These guys specialize in killing people. If this was in my company, I would have fired them all long ago … They should go home and eat their own food. Two to three thousand people surrounded more than two hundred people, and some escaped … "
He was muttering to himself, but in fact, he might not be unaware of the current situation. After washing up, he went out. Someone was already poking her head out of the room diagonally opposite. It was Yuan Jin 'er, who probably hadn't dressed up yet after waking up in the morning. Her hair was a little messy. "Did you win?"
"We won." Ning Yi walked over. Jin 'er smiled and nodded. After Ning Yi left, she wrinkled her nose. "Tsk, you still have a sour face after winning." Then she went back to report to Yun Zhu.
When he went out and got off the ship, he could already see the situation at the dock. Many soldiers were coming and going. There were also many prison carriages ready to be loaded back onto the ships. It was a scene of gongs and drums and firecrackers going off. Ning Yi looked a little unhappy. He had been woken up by the noise. He pulled a member of the Office of Secret Investigations over. "What are you doing? A few of the ships are all sleeping. It's too disturbing … Hurry up and ask them to stop. "
"Got it, Mr. Ning. We have to keep a low profile. I'll go tell them right away."
"Uh …"
Ning Yi scratched his head helplessly. Not long after, Wenren Bu 'Er, Chen Jingui, Qi Xinyong, and the others came over and said, "Liheng can still sleep despite such a major event. He really has the demeanor of a great general."
Ning Yi cupped his hands in greeting. After which, he stared at Wenren Bu Er and said, "I've thought about it. Yesterday's incident was all your fault. You were too harsh with your words." As soon as he said this, the surrounding people started laughing. Obviously, they agreed with him.
*****
In the battle in the early hours of the morning, the true preparations were not very complete, but if every battle had to be completely prepared, then there was no need to fight. Through the three forces, the military in Xuzhou mobilized a total of two to three thousand people, ready to encircle and capture the people of Liangshan with absolute superiority. This number had reached the standard of ten encirclement.
However, considering that the people of Liangshan had good skills and vigilance, in order not to alert the enemy and let too many of them escape, the entire encirclement was extended to a large extent at the beginning. Led by the generals who were familiar with the surrounding terrain, they first blocked the only way in a faraway place. Then, they quietly shrank the encirclement as much as possible. However, when they were discovered by these two hundred people, there were still some gaps and weak points in the encirclement.
The reason why they asked the soldiers to let Yan Qing in was because they wanted to prolong the battle as much as possible. If they were prepared to shoot Yan Qing at the beginning, it would definitely cause a commotion, and the more than two hundred people inside would definitely take immediate measures. Therefore, they let him in to speak. Then, the line of soldiers pushed forward, and Ning Yi and the others went out to clap ostentatiously. It might have been a reason for them to be dumbfounded, to give the enemy psychological pressure, and to delay the battle as much as possible.
However, in the sparse applause, the last one to speak was Wenren Bu 'er. At that time, he looked bored and said, "Everyone, come and see, someone here has snatched the birthday manual." This sentence was quite destructive. Ning Yi and the others had to turn their heads to look at him and praise him for saying it well. Then, someone on the opposite side collapsed. The man with the heavy spear roared, "Ah …", and the battle began. For this reason, Ning Yi and the others even said a few words to Wenren Bu 'er, "You're too much.", "I can't stand it either.", "I can't stand it …"
Of course, in reality, it might be because the enemy also saw the urgency of the situation and didn't want to let time drag on. When those people began to cut the reins and dismantle the outer frames of the carriages to use as shields, the battlefield was first filled with a rain of arrows like locusts. In fact, Ning Yi didn't know much about soldiers. He had never participated in such a formal battlefield, at least he didn't understand too much about the situation. Even when he turned the tables during the escape in Hangzhou, he was only manipulating human nature to boost the morale. When Chen Jingui and the others told him that the enemy had chosen the best direction, and that there was indeed a talented general among them, he could roughly understand the development of the situation.
There were nearly three thousand people surrounding them, but at every point, there might not be a huge thickness. This time, Liangshan mobilized the real elites of the stronghold, led by a leader like Lu Junyi. At this time, they were completely surrounded and became a pitiful army. When they suddenly chose to break out of the encirclement, the soldiers of Xu Zhou who tried to stop them were beaten and forced to retreat. Even Ning Yi could see this from afar. In the end, an opening was torn, allowing some people to escape.
For the general who led the troops on this side, it seemed to be a great victory. To be honest, the people of Liangshan had suffered quite a lot of casualties in this battle. There were more than a hundred corpses left, and then there were thirty to forty people who were caught because they stayed behind or were alone. However, the seventy to eighty people who ran away only killed more than twenty people in the subsequent pursuit. Fifty to sixty people, including a few leaders, still managed to escape.
Even though Wenren Bu 'er, Qi Xinyong, and the others would talk about the difference between elite soldiers and ordinary soldiers, Ning Yi was still quite dissatisfied with such a result. After painstakingly planning and using all kinds of resources, more than fifty of the two hundred people still managed to escape from the encirclement of three thousand people. Ning Yi felt as if he had been slapped in the face. He had originally hoped to catch all of them.
Of course, since this was the truth, and the professionals were also talking about how valiant the two hundred people of Liangshan were, there was nothing he could do. He slept for four hours. When he woke up, Wenren Bu 'er had almost finished organizing. At this time, she pulled Ning Yi aside and said, "We caught forty-three people, four of them should be the leaders of Liangshan. In the middle, the big guy you said is very powerful, is Lu Junyi. "
Ning Yi was slightly stunned and said, "The one who used a spear to cover the rear?" At that time on the battlefield, the people of Liangshan tore an opening in the encirclement. Among them, a tall and burly man led a group of people to cover the rear, and ordinary soldiers were beaten to the ground in front of him. At that time, Ning Yi even praised him and discussed with Qi Xinyong who was more powerful. He said that this guy must have a name, and they must catch him. In fact, Qi Xinyong and the others didn't quite know what he meant by "a name", so they could only treat him as a leader.
Wenren Bu 'er nodded and said, "That's him."
"I said before … when we tricked Yan Qing … I didn't expect that we would really catch him … Well, let's go eat breakfast first, and then find a time to decide the next step. Oh, who else are there? "
"There's Yan Shun, the Golden Tiger. This guy tripped on the ground when he was running away, so we caught him. There's also Chen Da, Zheng Tianshou …"
"Hmm, I feel like a big villain after catching so many loyal and righteous people …"
"What?"
"Nothing, let's go eat breakfast …"
*****
Cicadas were chirping. In the morning, the summer sun evaporated the water left by last night's rainstorm. Soldiers gathered at the small dock. The large-scale hunting operation that started last night had temporarily come to an end.
With the clanking sound of iron chains, Lu Junyi, who was half covered in blood, was brought into the room and sat down on a seat. He looked at everyone in the room with his round eyes. The two people who were in charge of watching him were both masters. Opposite him was a desk, and behind the desk, a young man was lowering his head to write. He occasionally looked at some documents, and then raised his head to look at the man. It was the man called Ning Liheng whom they had met on the battlefield.
"This is Lu Junyi."
He said, but it was not a question. Lu Junyi straightened himself a little and said, "I am." The man opposite him seemed not to hear him. The man beside him pointed and said, "It's him." The man nodded, picked up a piece of Xuan paper and put it aside. Then he stood up and went to the back of the room to open the window, letting in some breeze before sitting back down.
If it was a normal interrogation or interrogation, the interrogator would usually put a lot of pressure on the other party, and they would usually choose a dark and oppressive environment. But now that the window was open, the bright sunlight shone in, and there was a gentle breeze. Lu Junyi thought that the other party was going to do something polite. Behind the desk, Ning Yi had already spoken.
His tone was not high, and he stated calmly, "It seems that you already know my name. Let me tell you the situation first. You came to my house and killed a lot of people, including the elderly, women, and children. None of them knew martial arts, so don't expect me to treat you as human beings. I can take a knife right now and cut off your flesh piece by piece. "
Lu Junyi immediately laughed, "Come on then!"
"You don't have to speak." Ning Yi had been looking down at the documents and making a statement. At this time, he also raised his head and glanced at him. "I asked you to come here because Yan Qing will definitely come back to save you — I guess he will. So let me tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to ask someone to break all the bones in your legs … from your thighs to your calves. Then I'll hang you on the flagpole of the ship until all of you die in the sun. You people from Liangshan are loyal. I believe in you. By then, how many people will come to save you … Anyway, even if they save you, you will become useless. If they can't bring you away, you can only die together. At that time, it will depend on your luck … "
Ning Yi raised his head and looked at him coldly. This time, he stared at him a little longer.
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