C7

Two days ago: the civilian military encampment.

"I have a better plan." Looking at the sand table, An Luotian's brain came up with a good plan.

"Brother An's meaning is, do you have a better plan than me?" Lin Yun put down her fan, her tone slightly unhappy. It seemed that this child didn't like others to refute her.

"Yes. In terms of strategy, I am indeed not as good as you, but in terms of war, I am an expert. " "The city of Lin An is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if we use Lin Yun's stratagem to lure and annihilate the city guards one by one, we can still eliminate the city guards with the least amount of troops. However, the city has around 30 thousand troops, so it would not be good for us to draw out too many of them at once. In addition to Lin An's geographical position, if we force our way into the city, it would be impossible for us to take Lin An down unless we lose a large amount of troops, and we might not even be able to do that. So, I came up with a good idea. " He looked at Lin Yun and saw that her expression had calmed down, and seemed to have calmed down. So he continued, "Until we lure all the city guards into the ambush, then kill all the soldiers in the ambush, then let us put on the clothes of the soldiers, and the rest of us will pretend to be escorted back to the city. That way, we can enter the city without any trouble."

"What if the guards discover our disguise?" Qiu Wen asked.

Just as I was about to answer, Lin Yun blurted out what I wanted to say: "That won't happen, as long as Lin Hua and Chen Tao are at the front of the group, not to mention Chen Tao, the soldiers of Lin An would never suspect or dare to suspect Lin Hua. After all, Lin Hua is a well-known businessman in Jiangnan, and normally, for the sake of running a business, the guards of the city in Jiangnan would charge him a lot of money." After that, we will escort An Lutian to the head of the group. This way, it will be more convincing. Only once the city gates are open, once we enter, there will be hope to attack the city. "

Now —

The screams of the guards were heard as they were killed. One by one, the doors of the prison were opened and the revolutionary army that had been locked up during the day was released one by one. Finally, it was An Lu's turn.

"Things are going as planned." Lin Su opened the door for him as she reported to him, "Most of the generals were poisoned to death at dinner, and most of the city guards were stunned. The rest of the generals and officials who wanted to assassinate me have already been dealt with. "

What Linsu had meant was a plan that had been worked out on the spur of the moment after they had entered the city and learned that the city was hosting a banquet to entertain them. He didn't expect that the general who was ambushed this time and the soldiers under his command were all newly sent here, so almost no one in the city knew what the soldiers looked like, and very few knew what the general looked like. After entering the city in advance, Lin Su had killed the two people who knew the dead general in advance, and her body was also handled pretty perfectly, so no one knew where the two people went. After that, Lin Su blended into the crowd that was preparing the dinner party, gave all the wine that the soldiers were given, and scattered some knockout drugs into them. Of course, the people from An Luotian took the antidote beforehand, while Chen Tao, who was pretending to be a general, and Lin Yun, who was pretending to be a deputy general, and Qiu Wen, who was pretending to be a general's wife, were responsible for letting the steward drink poison while they were toasting. Because of the change in plans, it had become a secret rule of the city. The so-called secret rule was the same as its literal meaning; to not let the citizens of the city know exactly what had happened, and to keep all operations quiet and secret. In order to rule the city better, not a single official appointed by the imperial court could be left alive, including their families. This night, countless innocent people would die, but there was nothing they could do about it. After changing his clothes, he was about to go train the recruits. In one night, all the soldiers in the city were gathered in one place. This should be the training ground for the soldiers, but there were weeds growing all over it. It seemed like it had not been used for a long time. By this time, the dazed soldiers had already been woken up. As we had killed all the stewards in the city, whether it was the seals or the military talismans, they were all in the hands of An Luotian and the others.

An Lutian wore a general's uniform and slowly walked up to the highest platform. How long had it been since he wore such a uniform? It was really nostalgic. As long as I don't want to open the door, no one can get out now. Not a single light was on in the training ground. In this night where the moon was obscured by clouds, no one could clearly see each other's faces. Lin Yun stood on the high platform. It seemed like she was already prepared. Everyone was already there, ready to make a moving speech. In order to make up for their meagre military strength, it was good to be a bit stronger now.

"Good evening, everyone. I am very sorry to disturb your rest, but the situation is urgent. I hope everyone will understand." Standing on the high platform, Anshi looked down at everything below and began his speech, "What do you all think about the current court? In the current era, the Emperor was an unscrupulous, unscrupulous person. He had appointed a treacherous official, killed his loyal followers, and was even working with a cult. This was simply shameless among the people of the world. In the imperial court, there was probably no longer any loyalty. Everyone was embezzling, and some people had even embezzled all the funds allocated by the imperial government to provide disaster relief. Take this year's great flood in Jiangnan as an example. The victims of the disaster had actually received less than one person's five cents and had been sent away. He believed that there were also many refugees in Lin An City. And because of corruption, the treasury had suffered a loss. What should he do? Then there would be an increase in taxes. After years of tax increases, it was already too much for taxes to bear. How many people had died because of the heavy taxes? You should also know how heavy this tax payment is before you choose to join the army. Moreover, there should be people who were forcibly recruited, right? However, everyone can relax now. " An Luotian signaled to Lin Hua and Chen Tao, who went down to pass on the message. After a while, the corpses of the city officials who were killed tonight were thrown from the high platform into the crowd below. "Tonight, we have liberated Lin An city! All the officials in this city have been completely exterminated by the revolutionary army led by my An Lu Tian! " "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Tonight, the purpose of gathering everyone here is to join the revolutionary army and strengthen our forces. I hereby promise that from today onwards, the taxes of Lin An City will be reduced to the lowest level in the past, and we will not embezzle any of the military salaries and other allocations sent by the imperial government. We will not embezzle at all, and we will release all of them to the people who deserve it."

The entire audience went silent for a moment, then burst into a frenzy. Most people were shouting to join them, but of course, there were also voices of opposition. No one objected.

"Hahaha … Thank you everyone, I hereby promise that I will overthrow this dynasty. "There's one more thing …" An Luotian hadn't finished speaking when a clamor came from below the stage.

"Stop dreaming! Those who report you as a living person can be promoted to a higher official right now. Brothers, we'll report you tomorrow." A bunch of hooligans were discussing how they should spend the money after reporting him. But to be honest, it was quite a headache not to have such a person as an example to others.

The moon was in the dark and it was a good day to kill and set fires. An Luotian looked up at the sky, thinking this as a dangerous smile appeared on his face. Suddenly, a series of screams came from the group of people. After a while, everyone quieted down. Under the bright moonlight, it brought a glimmer of light to the dark training field. Under the light, everyone could clearly see what had happened to the few people who had caused the trouble earlier — everyone was dead, their heads were separated, the place they once occupied was now filled with corpses, and about twenty or thirty people were now lying dead on the ground, their blood stained the ground. Only one young lady was standing there, holding a sword dripping with blood. However, there was nothing they could do about it. To make an example of others was the best move for an army they didn't know. These people could be considered to have contributed a little to their lives.

"No one will interrupt now, so I'll continue." Looking at the quiet crowd, he continued, "I hope you will do as you have done before, and do not reveal the fact that this city has been captured by our Revolutionary Army. If you are exposed..." He looked at the pile of bodies and gave a cold laugh.

On the second day, Lin Yun took up her brush and wrote a notice, which was posted in the busy city. The message was that the rebel army who had been captured was causing trouble, but they were all suppressed by our soldiers and nothing major had happened. There were also a few new officials who had arrived in the city, all newly appointed by the Imperial Court. Chen Tao would be the trusted subordinate of Anshi, and they would also stay in Lin An city for a few days in order to train Chen Tao to become a qualified general.