Chapter 216: Jiang Ze Executes His Own Kin

Colonel Li was instantly shocked; he never expected that even a minor squadron leader in this den of thieves would possess such strength.

He didn't even dare to imagine how strong Jiang Jinshi, the Great Chief, must be!

Perhaps what he needed to consider right now was how to escape from the opponent's hands, rather than capturing the bandit leader.

Jiang Jinshi headed straight for the center of the main camp, his goal clear: he was determined to kill the Prefect Liu.

The moment Liu Xuecheng saw that the battle was lost, he returned to the camp to lead out a horse, preparing to flee. After all, he was a noble Prefect; how could he die on the battlefield like these soldiers?

Just as he had mounted his horse and moved two steps, Jiang Jinshi charged over, his long halberd pointing directly at Liu Xuecheng's neck.

Liu Xuecheng was terrified. Lacking any martial prowess, he could only instinctively cry out for mercy: "Spare me, hero!"

The tip of the halberd stopped an inch from Liu Xuecheng's throat. Jiang Jinshi looked at him with a half-smile.

Seeing this, Liu Xuecheng dared not delay and hurriedly said: "This hero! I have money, I have a lot of silver! As long as you let me go, I will give it all to you!"

"Oh? How much silver do you have?" Jiang Jinshi feigned interest, asking in a leisurely manner.

Seeing that the other party was interested in silver, Liu Xuecheng's heart immediately settled: "One hundred thousand taels of white silver! As long as you escort me back to Guangwu City, I will present it all to you!"

Jiang Jinshi snorted coldly: "Heh! Is the Prefect joking with me?"

"He... hero, why do you say that?" Liu Xuecheng's heart, which had just settled, immediately rose again!

"Guangwu City is your territory, Prefect. After I escort you back, will I still have my life to take the silver?" After Jiang Jinshi finished speaking, he gestured to raise his halberd, preparing to strike.

Liu Xuecheng waved his hands hurriedly, sweat pouring down his forehead: "Hero, don't be hasty! I have buried silver outside Guangwu City; I can take you to retrieve it!"

"Really?" Jiang Jinshi narrowed his eyes.

"Really! Twenty miles outside Guangwu City, there is a manor where I have buried quite a bit of silver underground!" To save his life, Liu Xuecheng could no longer care about anything else. These were his bottom-of-the-box savings; even his bedfellow didn't know about them.

However, he wasn't stupid; he only gave a general range. Finding the silver he buried within that area would undoubtedly be like looking for a needle in a haystack!

Therefore, if the other party really wanted to get this silver, they would have to take him along.

"Since that is the case, I will keep you for two more days!" Jiang Jinshi knocked him off his horse with one strike of the halberd, too lazy to talk more nonsense with him.

After all, with the way the man feared death, prying his mouth open would actually be very simple: "Someone! Tie him up and hand him over to Wang Hou later!"

"Yes! Great Chief!"

Only now did Liu Xuecheng realize that the person in front of him was actually the Great Chief of Yangguangzhai, Jiang Jinshi. His face turned ashen, knowing that falling into the hands of this person would certainly not end well.

Jiang Jinshi keeping him for two more days was indeed for the silver; after all, who would complain about having too much of that?

Moreover, he believed the other party definitely had more than 100,000 taels of silver; at the very least, it should be double that.

Looking at the battlefield in the distance, Jiang Jinshi raised his long halberd high and shouted: "Surrender and you will not be killed!"

The bandits also shouted in unison: "Drop your weapons, surrender and you will not be killed!"

Now the soldiers completely lost the will to resist, throwing down their weapons one after another to surrender, completely unaware of what would be waiting for them next!

At this moment, Jiang Ze had already beheaded Colonel Li, but he had no intention of stopping, continuing to search through the camp until he finally found his target.

Those kin of Jiang Jinshi were also his own kin!

Jiang Fu and Jiang Gui were very excited to see Jiang Ze. Having been imprisoned by the Prefect and waiting for death, they suddenly saw hope.

But the scene of Jiang Ze rescuing everyone that they had imagined did not appear. Jiang Ze looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to his direction, he slowly walked toward them.

Jiang Gui had already sensed something was wrong, swallowed his saliva, and said: "Nephew, hurry and untie us!"

Jiang Ze did not reply, gripping the long spear in his hand as he approached.

"Jiang Ze, what is the meaning of this?"

Jiang Gui's face turned livid; he instinctively thought this was an order given by Jiang Jinshi.

Yes! Whether they fell into the hands of the Prefect or Jiang Jinshi, the other party would not let them have an easy life.

"Big Brother has no interest in dealing with you. If he wanted to kill you, he would have done it long ago; why wait until now?" Jiang Ze seemed to see through what they were thinking and shook his head.

"But just because Big Brother doesn't do it, doesn't mean I can stand by and watch!" Jiang Ze's face became extremely gloomy as he said this.

The group wanted to say something more, but Jiang Ze did not give them the chance!

A moment later, Jiang Ze walked out of the camp, looking as if nothing had happened; only the blood dripping from the tip of his spear indicated what had occurred there.

Everything Jiang Ze did was carefully considered. This matter could not be ordered by Big Brother, otherwise, he would certainly be reviled.

Harming one's own kin and killing one's own flesh and blood would have a huge impact on Jiang Jinshi in the future.

Luo Feng had once talked to him about wanting to help Big Brother contend for this world, and Jiang Ze had to admit that he was tempted!

If there really were such a day, then these people could not be killed; perhaps they would even need to be granted titles and land, becoming parasites that constantly sucked Big Brother's blood.

Therefore, keeping these people was all harm and no benefit; it was better to take this opportunity to clear them out and push the blame onto Liu Xuecheng.

It was just that all of this was his own speculation; he could never be sure if Jiang Jinshi would blame him after learning of this!

After Jiang Ze walked out, he saw Jiang Jinshi, who was directing everyone to clean up the battlefield.

"These horses are not bad! It's just that there are too few! Take them back and take good care of them!" Jiang Jinshi was very tempted as he looked at the horses on the battlefield.

These were essential items for building a cavalry, but the quantity was too scarce. Don't look at the fact that Liu Xuecheng brought an army of ten thousand; there were only a few hundred horses.

Among them, many were old horses used for hauling supplies, which could not be used on the battlefield.

Because the superior horses of Beijiang had to be prioritized for the front lines, the resources in the rear naturally became scarce; this was also the reason why there was no cavalry in the army of ten thousand.

"Big Brother, I..."

Jiang Ze hesitated for a moment and walked up, preparing to say something, but was interrupted by Jiang Jinshi just as he opened his mouth.

"Jiang Ze, you're here. Go help direct the cleanup of the battlefield. We really made a huge profit this time; there are so many good things!"

Jiang Jinshi was full of excitement. The other side had come very well prepared; not to mention the battering rams and scaling ladders, even the arrows and armor that Yangguangzhai lacked could be greatly replenished this time.

Although this army of ten thousand was not fully armed—only half should have had armor—this was still a significant harvest that could be used to fully arm his own Yangguangzhai.

"Yes!"

After thinking about it, Jiang Ze still didn't say it, obeying Jiang Jinshi's words and walking toward the battlefield. ===== CHAPTER 217 =====