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However, it was ravaged by more than a hundred bandits.
Several inns near the city wall were doused with kerosene and set ablaze.
2.0 At this moment, at the gate of Qingzhou's prefectural city,
A burly man wearing a vermilion lacquered hat, a crimson robe, and chainmail, and carrying a spiked club, stood in the firelight.
He commanded a group of bandits to plunder the surrounding villagers at will.
This man was none other than the one who had been sent by Song Jiang to ruin Qin Ming's reputation.
Yan Shun cut off his way home!
The man with the golden hair was seen directing his men.
They drove all the villagers from the nearby villages to the area below the city gate.
Then he shouted loudly towards the city wall.
"Soldiers on the city wall, listen up! Hand over my family members immediately! If you refuse, we will slaughter all these villagers!"
Chapter 342 Cutting Off the Retreat Route
The governor of Qingzhou learned that Murong Yanda was currently on the city wall.
Using the fire that had been lit at the inn outside the city,
He vaguely saw Qin Ming's familiar figure below the city wall.
Murong Yanda couldn't help but burst into a tirade of curses.
"Qin Ming! Since I came to Qingzhou, I have made you the commander-in-chief of the army. I have never mistreated you. Why do you collude with bandits today and harm the people of Qingzhou?"
The man with the brocade-haired tiger standing beneath the city wall saw Murong Yanda.
They really mistook him for that Thunderbolt Qin Ming.
He was overjoyed, thinking to himself that his brother Gongming's plan had succeeded!
Thinking of this, Yan continued to shout.
Wanting to further provoke Prefect Murong,
"Murong Yanda, you corrupt official, you only got the chance to become the prefect of Qingzhou by sending a younger sister to sleep with that 18-year-old emperor. I've long since had enough of your greed and harsh treatment of us military officers!"
After saying this,
Even if Yan Shundang grabbed a commoner,
He swung his long sword and cut him down to the ground.
"You corrupt official, I have already surrendered to Qingfeng Mountain today. If you know what's good for you, quickly send my family away!"
"If you dare utter a single word of dissent, one day we will break through this Qingzhou city, and then we will cut off your dog's head and send it to the capital, so that your imperial concubine sister can have a good look at it!"
"When we finally conquer Tokyo and bring that dog emperor down from his horse, we might even get to taste your concubine sister's flavor!"
In Murong Yanda's identity,
They naturally didn't care about the lives of the people outside the city.
But now,
Beneath these city walls, however, his former favorite general was persecuting the people.
Murong Yanda was, after all, the prefect of Qingzhou.
Qin Ming's actions were undoubtedly a public slap in the face to him!
In addition, his sister was a concubine.
Now, hearing Yan Shun bring up the girl...
Murong Yanda was so angry that he didn't bother to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
He immediately flew into a rage and said,
"Qin Ming! You scoundrel! Tomorrow, I will petition the court and demand that His Majesty dispatch a large army to wipe out Qingfeng Mountain. At that time, I will tear you to pieces!"
Hearing Murong Yanda's angry curses,
Yan Shun laughed even more heartily.
"Everyone, you've all heard that. It's not that we don't pity you commoners, it's just that Prefect Murong is unwilling to let us spare you!"
After saying this, Jinmaohu roared and ordered his henchmen to drive all the people to the foot of the city wall.
Hundreds of people were terrified and cried out when they saw the villagers lying in pools of blood.
The fair-skinned young man, Zheng Tianshou, saw a commoner kneeling on the ground, refusing to move forward.
Too lazy to waste any more words, he simply raised his hand and brought down the knife.
With a single stroke, he cleaved the man in two.
With him taking the lead,
The remaining bandits grinned maliciously.
They raised their knives and guns and began a massacre.
Even more so, there are lecherous men who disregard the fact that it's a public place.
Right beneath these city walls, women were subjected to abuse.
Murong Yanda was shocked to see that Qin Ming dared to be so presumptuous.
Such a public massacre of civilians, if word were to reach the capital city of Tokyo...
He had the guarantor of the Imperial Concubine's sister.
It seems unlikely that he can retain his position as the prefect of Qingzhou.
Thinking of this, Murong Yanda, consumed by rage, immediately roared,
"Men, bring Qin Ming and his entire family to the city wall and behead them all in front of this scoundrel!"
The purpose of Yan Shun and Zheng Tianshou's trip
The goal was to cut off Qin Ming's escape route.
Hearing Murong Yanda's order, he was naturally overjoyed.
Just as Jinmaohu and Baimianlangjun were watching their henchmen drive away the people for their amusement,
Suddenly, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from the west.
Judging from the voices, there seem to be quite a few people coming.
The pale-faced young man thought of the bandits in Qingzhou, but he had never heard of any mountain stronghold with so many cavalrymen.
Could it be that government troops from somewhere have arrived?
Upon realizing this, Zheng Tianshou exclaimed in alarm, "Government troops! Retreat immediately!"
After saying that, he immediately spurred his horse and fled towards Qingfeng Mountain (233).
Jinmaohu Yan Shun, standing below the city wall, also realized the situation was not right and immediately tried to escape.
But this guy was just slaughtering civilians a moment ago.
Now, however, he is caught in the crowds of ordinary people.
For a moment, they couldn't break free.
When Zhao Yuan arrived with his men,
Seeing the village engulfed in flames and the many innocent people lying in pools of blood, he was completely stunned.
Just for Qin Ming,
That timely rain, Song Jiang, caused the deaths of so many innocent people!
Is this the filial and righteous Hei Sanlang?
Since Zhao Yuan joined Liangshan...
He had been constantly admonishing his soldiers and leaders to cherish the people.
In the past six months or so,
While the Liangshan leaders and soldiers were acting on behalf of Heaven and upholding justice for the poor, they also enjoyed the grateful and respectful gazes of the people.
Now, seeing how the people of Qingzhou have been ravaged by Qingfeng Mountain, it's astonishing.
Naturally, they were all burning with rage...
Chapter 343 Splitting the Brocade-haired Tiger with an Axe
Bian Xiang looked around.
When they caught sight of Yan Shun, covered in blood, trying to escape from the crowd on horseback...
He couldn't help but shout angrily.
He then spurred his horse forward, raised his axe, and chopped down!
Seeing Bian Xiang's ferocity, Yan Shun was already terrified.
He rushed forward and lunged forward.
Although he dodged Bian Xiang's giant axe,
But the poor horse beneath him...
Bianxiang chopped off the horse's head with a single axe stroke.
Then, with a thud, he fell to the ground.
Seeing his mount die a horrible death, Jinmaohu hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Heroic soldier, if you release me, I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold!"
"Gold? Bah!"
Bian Xiang spat directly in Yan Shun's face.
He was born into a farming family, so he naturally understood the hardships of ordinary people's lives.
After joining Zhao Yuan at Liangshan,
What I enjoy most is going down the mountain to punish evil officials and tyrants, and to uphold justice for the people.
Now, seeing Yan Shun covered in blood...
I wonder how many civilians were killed to cause this situation.
Why would I want to say anything more to him?
He raised the axe again and chopped down.
The martial arts skills of Jinmaohu Yan Shun were only average to begin with.
I was just terrified by Bian Xiang again.
Now, seeing the great axe that had killed his mount coming down on him again...
He quickly raised his spear to try and defend himself.
But unexpectedly, with a "snap,"
The shaft of his spear was actually cleaved in two by Bian Xiang.
But the giant axe, undeterred, continued its downward swing.
He immediately chopped the golden-haired tiger's head to pieces!
the other side,
Zhao Yuan had already led his soldiers to begin hunting down the henchmen of Qingfeng Mountain.
These thieves only lasted a short while.
Their leaders, one fled and the other was killed.
They dared not resist and scattered in all directions to escape.
However, the troops Zhao Yuan brought this time were all Liangshan cavalry.