The sun was up, there was not a single cloud in the sky, and the golden sunlight shone on heaven and earth. A group of people dressed as traders arrived at the west gate of Jingnan County, headed by a middle-aged man in his thirties. The leader was a middle-aged man in his thirties. This man was Tan Lun, the governor of Taizhou, who was dressed as a shopkeeper. Behind Tan Lun were five men dressed as merchants’ fellows, the leader was General Zuo Zhen Zuo, and the remaining four were all soldiers with extraordinary skills.
Today, Taizhou Governor Tan Lun is specially come to Jingnan private visit.
Yesterday, scouting horse soldier reported Jingnan war report soon after, Tan Lun received Jingnan County Governor Zhu Pingan with people to submit the official war report.
The official war report recorded more detailed, data and so on is more specific, but a matter of great importance, the second Jingnan war report content is too unexpected, especially the capture of Japanese head of seven hundred and ninety-five, unbelievable, Tan Lun still decided to personally to verify a bit. Therefore, early this morning Tan Lun brought Zuo Zhen and other people took off their uniforms, dressed as a businessman, to Jingnan County private visit to verify the truth of the war report.
Tan Lun came to the west gate of Jingnan, did not rush into the city, but stopped in front of the west gate to check.
Although it has been a few days, Jingnan County west gate can still smell a faint smell of blood.
The city gate on the knife chopping axe chopping fire and other battle traces, still vivid, the stone brick in front of the city gate seems to be silt and blood infiltration, although it can be seen that the Jingnan County City with water rinsed many times, but the stone brick is still flooded with blood red traces. City gate on the left and right sides of the city wall also has a lot of traces left behind by the battle, a number of sections of the city wall and the traces of the fire, black, under the wall of the soil with a blood-red, a wind blowing, the earth on the ground in the smell of earth through a faint smell of blood, it should be the soil was soaked with blood led to the.
This place and scene in front of the western city gate, all confirm to people, the cruel and fierce battle of Jingnan that day.
“Prefect, from these traces in front of the city gates, the battle to defend the city of Jingnan that day was very fierce.”
Zuo Zhen carefully observed the traces of the battle in front of the city gates, pointed at one of the traces, and softly said to Tan Lun.
“Hehe, where is there any Fu Zun here, I’m the shopkeeper of the Jing Ming Tea House in Taizhou Prefecture.”
Tan Lun shook his head with a slight smile and patted Zuo Zhen’s shoulder, reminding him to note that this was a private and unannounced visit.
“Yes yes, proprietor.”Zuo Zhen clasped his fists and changed his address, “Judging from these traces, the battle to defend the city of Jingnan that day was very fierce.”
Tan Lun nodded slightly and said softly, “Indeed, I have one more point of faith in the Jingnan battle report.”
“Come on, let’s go in and take a look.”Tan Lun said to Zuo Zhen and the others after looking at the city gates for a moment.
“Please, proprietor.”Zuo Zhen reached out and invited Tan Lun to go first.
The group walked into the Jingnan County Town, and once they entered it, they couldn’t help but sigh at the bustle of Jingnan.
The city did not look like it had experienced the Japanese invasion at all.
The streets of Jingnan County are crowded with people, although not as crowded as Taizhou, but the streets are also crowded with pedestrians, those who walk around on foot, those who pick up a stretcher to catch a ride, those who set up a horse carriage or oxcart to make a delivery, and those who stop at the roadside stalls to pick up goods and cut down on the price…….The buildings on both sides of the street are lined up, there are teahouses, liquor shops, grocery shops, etc., the flow of customers is constant, and it looks like the business is also very hot, there are also many stalls on both sides of the street on the open space vendors in the loud shouting and selling, articulate sales of goods.
Tan Lun walked for a while and noticed that the buildings in the city were intact, the pedestrians were constantly travelling and the shops were doing red-hot business, he couldn’t help but slightly nod his head and said to Zuo Zhen who was beside him, “The buildings in the city of Jingnan are intact, the people are living peacefully and working happily, and I can’t see much of an impact, so it can be seen that Jingnan was indeed not captured by the Japanese invaders.”
Seeing that there was indeed no sign of Jingnan County City having fallen, Tan Lun’s mood lightened up a lot, even if there was moisture in the Jingnan battle report, as long as Jingnan County City had indeed not been captured by Japanese invaders, he himself was much more relieved.
“What the proprietor said is true, there is no sign of Jingnan city being captured by the Japanese.”Zuo Zhen cupped his fist and said, after finishing his speech, he shook his head gently and said with suspicion, “However, I’m afraid that the number of Japanese heads captured in the Jingnan battle report has a lot of water, it’s not easy for Jingnan to defend, to say that it is difficult to say that seven hundred and ninety-five heads of Japanese heads were captured…….But the scout said he had personally counted the heads, there are indeed 795, if these heads are not Japanese, then these heads ……”.
Zuo Zhen is a new army general, he in Taizhou province city defence war taught the Japanese powerful, his new army is still not a Japanese opponent, Jingnan temporary recruitment of young people and strong people can not be a Japanese opponent, his new army in the defence of the city, more than half of the deaths and injuries, but only beheading the Japanese more than two hundred heads only. The people of Jingnan County were temporarily recruited to defend the city, and not only did they defend the city, but they also captured seven hundred and ninety-five heads of the Japanese invaders! At this, he did not believe it.
In his heart, he suspected that most, if not most, of these seven hundred and ninety-five Japanese heads were made up of the heads of dead and wounded people.
However, he did not have evidence, so he did not say so, but the words already implied the obvious.
If these heads are not Japanese, then these heads ……Needless to say, it must be the innocent people’s heads that were used to impersonate them.
The killing of Liang and risking his honour!
In fact, Zuo Zhen do not need to remind, Tan Lun also have this suspicion, as early as hearing the Jingnan war report, Tan Lun has long been this suspicion.
Throughout the ages, even this dynasty is not lacking in the absurdity and cruelty of killing good and risking their lives. Tan Lun remembers clearly, he read in the Di Di newspaper, Zhu Pingan once in a few months ago impeached Zhao Dajing kill good and risking credit, the impact is still very big.
The act of killing a good man and risking his honour was something that Tan Lun abhorred. Although Zhu Pingan was successful in defending the city, and recovered Taiping County, and has indelible credit for saving his own political career …….However, if it is proven that Zhu Pingan is indeed suspected of killing Liang and risking his career, Tan Lun will never condone it.
Killing Liang and risking his honour is no different from being an animal! This kind of person must not be tolerated, or the people under the rule of the people will suffer.
Zhu Pingan ah Zhu Pingan, I hope you do not become the kind of person you impeached …….
Tan Lun turned his gaze in the direction of the Jingnan County Office, his eyes were complex and eventually cleared.
“Let’s go, I see that teahouse with people coming and going, it’s most lively, let’s go sit in the teahouse and poke around for news.”
Tan Lun walked forward along the street for a period of time, noticed that not far in front of a teahouse called “seven bowls of fasting”, the teahouse is located in the centre of the area, covers an area of not small, people come and go very lively, think of the teahouse of the three religions and nine streams of the concentration of the news is the most well-informed, then turned his head to Zuo Zhen and others said.
House of Zun said, Zuo Zhen and others naturally will not have an opinion, and soon a group of people went into the “seven bowls of Zhai” teahouse.
