Chapter 53 Doubt (Seeking follow-up reading)
Meng Yan shook his head.

He also wanted to know where the captain had gone.

He had just gone out to look for food, and then the captain disappeared.

I still have two cakes in my pocket, which I haven’t eaten yet, so I’m waiting to present them to the captain.

But just as Meng Yan shook his head, Ma Zongwei next to him said with surprise:
"Captain Lu is here!".

The other five people were also extremely surprised when they heard Ma Zongwei's words.

Lu Yuan is very powerful. Only he can deal with Zhao Hu, who is like a mountain pressing down on them.

They are their absolute backbone.

It is because of Captain Lu that they have enough confidence to plan such a big event.

If Captain Lu hadn't been there, they wouldn't know what to do.

At this moment, seeing the thin figure with a gun slowly walking towards them from the west gate, everyone felt relieved as if they had taken a reassurance pill.

Lianhua County Government Office.

Zhao Hu was listening to a report from a confidant.

His brows furrowed slightly.

"Is that all?"

The confidant bowed and said:

“Yes, my Lord Commander.

Qu Chang, who was guarding Lianhua County, had already been transferred to the front line with his soldiers and sophisticated equipment. Only about 500 officers and soldiers and some constables remained here.

As for the Lianhua County magistrate, when we just attacked, he took the captains of the police, his concubines, wives and children, and ran away with all his belongings. Even the county government's granary was emptied.

It seemed that all the wealthy families in the city had received the news in advance, and they emptied their homes with their family members and guards, and disappeared without a trace.

Therefore, there were mostly ordinary people left in the city, and even civilians seemed to have run away in large numbers. We almost did not seize any weapons, armor, or horses.

The food we got, including the food from the county government granary and the food from the civilians who were driven away, would probably only be enough for our brigade to use for ten days."

After listening to the report from his confidant, Zhao Hu's face became somewhat gloomy.

No wonder!
No wonder a county as big as Lianhua County was so easily conquered.

There wasn't even a loss of more than two hundred men.

It turned out that the best soldiers and generals had already been transferred away.

As for the county magistrate and the wealthy families, they should have known about the destruction of Qingping County a few days ago and understood that Lianhua County was nearby and would attack it.

So he ran away with his people and valuables in advance.

He did not get any weapons, and the food he received was far below his expectations for this wealthy county.

In this case, after all the hard work of capturing Lianhua County, they received almost no supplies.

He could only provide about ten days' worth of food for his troops.

His original plan to occupy the Lianhua County, obtain strong reinforcements, expand the army, train strong soldiers, and continue fighting the government here has completely failed.

"boom!!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Hu slammed the table angrily.

The solid wood table was hit so hard that it cracked.

Zhao Hu roared:
"Didn't you send any troops out to pursue them?"

The confidant bowed even lower and said:
"The pursuing pawns have all returned, without much gain."

But he thought of something else and continued to report to Zhao Hu:

"Zhao Zheng, Captain Zhao, and his fifteen personal soldiers are not in the county camp now. They must have gone out to pursue the enemy and have not returned yet."

"Huh? You haven't replied yet?"

Zhao Hu looked at the sky outside which was getting dark.

His face turned even gloomier.

How dare Zhao Zheng not return to the camp at night?

And I haven't informed myself of anything yet.

What does he want to do?
Did he run away with his personal soldiers? Did he defect?
Do not!
There is no such possibility. Zhao Zheng's subordinates have their own spies.

If Zhao Zheng really escaped, his spies would definitely take the opportunity to come back and report to him.

Not returning to the camp at night does not mean desertion.

Then, there is only one possibility left.

died!

Zhao Zheng is dead?

Thinking of this, the first thing that popped into Zhao Hu's mind was that thin figure.

Is the road long?
Lu Yuan killed Zhao Zheng? ?

Zhao Hu frowned.

Everyone knows about the feud between his cousin and Lu Yuan.

But he believed that under his intimidation, the two men would not dare to do anything.

At least even Zhao Zheng didn't dare to do it openly.

If any one of them suddenly disappeared, he would think it was the other one who did it.

Moreover, he was more inclined to believe that it would be Lu Yuan who disappeared.

Zhao Zheng is a strong soldier under his command and also his cousin. If he insists on killing Lu Yuan, he can do it as long as he doesn't do it too blatantly and touches his weak spot.

Even though he was dissatisfied and felt resentful towards his cousin, he would not really kill him.

Therefore, it is normal for Zhao Zheng to have this motive and make Lu Yuan disappear suddenly.

But this road is long!
How dare you do such a thing?
A mere refugee enlisted in the army, how dare he attack his own soldiers?
However, even if Lu Yuan was really bold, Zhao Zheng also disappeared with his fifteen personal soldiers.

Even if Lu Yuan is very strong, there is no way he can kill all the sixteen strong soldiers under his command, right?

Could it be that Lu Yuan found some helper? ?

Zhao Hu looked at the darkening night and instructed his trusted confidant:

"Go check. That road is far. After the siege, where were you in the afternoon? Who were you with?"

The confidant was stunned when he heard this.

Far away?

Captain Lu who is always targeted by Zhao Zheng?
Could it be that the brigade commander suspected that the disappearance of Zhao Zheng and his personal soldiers was related to Captain Lu?
how can that be!

This relative suddenly felt absurd.

The brigade commander simply blamed Lu Yuan for this incident based on the grudge between Zhao Zheng and Lu Yuan?
Moreover, didn’t the brigade commander overestimate how far the road was?

No matter how powerful he was born with, could he really fight against sixteen at once and kill all sixteen strong soldiers who were no weaker than him, his confidant, without leaving any of them alive?
However, no matter how much he did not believe it, he did not dare to disobey the brigade commander's order. He immediately bowed and said yes, then left.

Zhao Hu looked at the night sky with a somewhat cold expression.

The dragon's reverse scale will kill anyone who touches it.

Zhao Zheng is his cousin and his confidant. If he says that it is too long to kill Zhao Zheng, it would touch his sore spot.

If a mere refugee from Lu Yuan dared to attack Zhao Zheng, he would be challenging his rule, peeling off his scales and tearing wounds from his body.

He would never tolerate such a serious crime.

Just the doubt was like a thorn in his heart, making him feel uncomfortable.

So, for him, doubt is enough.

If Zhao Zhengruo was really dead, he would not forgive him regardless of whether it was Lu Yuan's fault or not.

Zhao Hu returned to the wooden table in the county government office and sat down, watching the night grow darker and darker.

Just wait until tomorrow. If Zhao Zheng hasn't come back before tomorrow morning.

That must be death.

When the time comes, he will take action himself and kill Lu Yuan.

Let everyone understand what will happen to those who dare to challenge your authority or touch your reverse scale!
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