PS: I had a party with Guo Nu Desert Dagger yesterday. When I came back, I found that the monthly vote list was so terrible. Is it even possible for people to get busted? If I had known earlier, I should have let the three of them go. Chapter 724 Eyes Fang Jie looked at the assassin leader in front of him who seemed likely to die at any time, with no mercy in his eyes. He was confident in the severity of his attack, and knew that 30% of this guy's current performance was fake. It can be seen that this is a smart man who knows what means to use to temporarily save his life under what circumstances. He used the pain as an illusion to make Fang Jie think he was about to die. But because of this, Fang Jie saw another point, that is, this person was afraid of death. Everyone is afraid of death, but some people can persist in themselves in the face of death, while others will change themselves in order to survive. Therefore, there will always be many martyrs who are admired by others in this world, and there will also be many traitors who are spurned by others. But in the face of life threats, who can guarantee that he will die as generously as the admired martyrs? So Fang Jie said, take him out and kill him. "Waitwait a moment" The assassin leader obviously didn't expect that Fang Jie really didn't plan to ask him anything, and all the countermeasures he had just thought of were useless. The way of thinking of the people of Dong Chu is actually somewhat different from that of the people of the Sui Dynasty. Due to the development of commerce, the minds of the people of Dong Chu seem to be more flexible. They have always looked down on the stubbornness and extremeness of the Sui people. Therefore, when facing death, few people in Dongchu could be as stubborn and extreme as the Sui people. ??In the eyes of Dongchu people, everything has value, no matter what it is. This is a kind of inertial thinking formed by a business empire that maintains profit first for a long time. Every Dongchu person can clearly set value standards for everything. They will only do it when their efforts and gains reach a certain ratio, and at this time, the assassin leader clearly knows what he needs to pay and what he will gain. He also knows the value of these things very well and can save his own life. "You can't kill me, I still have a lot of value" When he was dragged out, he shouted to Fang Jie with all his strength. Fang Jie waved his hand, and the two Xiao Riding Schools who were carrying him out immediately stopped. "We are indeed from Chu" The assassin leader struggled to sit up and leaned against the door frame: "The ones you captured before were all mages invited from the Principality of Ross on the other side of the ocean. They said they had the ability to help us. Doing things. These people once had a very high status in the Principality of Ross, but later they could no longer survive in the Principality of Ross so they planned to go out and make profits outside. " He explained the origins of those mages. , and then the other party explained: "The reason why we came is because of the request of Emperor Murong Xi of Nan Yan. Murong Xi knew that General you would definitely launch troops against Nan Yan, and he felt that Nan Yan's strength might not be able to stop you. , so we asked for help from Chu State." Fang Jie nodded: "The Emperor of Dong Chu agreed to Murong Shai's request, and he must have sent more than just you, right?" The assassin leader nodded: "Our mission is just to fight with these Rus principalities. The mages join forces to assassinate you. If we fail, there will be other means. The Principality of Ross sent a team of several hundred people to Dali City in Nanyan. It is said that they brought powerful weapons. Answer, although he can almost guess the answer. "I don't know" The assassin leader shook his head: "I really don't know. The people from the Principality of Ross have been guarding those things closely along the way and not letting our people get close. I only heard that they are extremely powerful. "A few hundred people?" Fang Jie seemed to be confused about this number. He could guess that the Russians must have brought some powerful firearms, but a few hundred people. The number is still too small. Judging from the technological level of this era, even if the people of the Rus Principality were much ahead of the Sui people, they would not be able to create anything terrifyingly powerful. If it were just artillery, a few hundred people could operate no more than a few dozen at most. The power of artillery in this era is not so abnormal that it can kill all directions. Dozens of artillery can indeed turn the tide of the battle, but at most it is self-protection. Counting on an attack? Facing the light cavalry of the Black Flag Army, the power of artillery was much less powerful than when facing the infantry. Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, these artillery pieces are only placed in Dali City for defense. It is impossible to distribute this quantity in several batches and arrange them in other big cities. Isn¡¯t it an artillery piece? ¡°How many people did the Principality of Ross send to Dong Chu this time?¡± ¡°Less than a thousand people. ¡± The assassin leader replied: ¡°In order to keep secrets secret, the people from the Principality of Ross came to Chu State this time on a merchant ship from the Kingdom of Chu. However, they were followed by a merchant ship from the Principality of Ross on the way. In order to prevent leaks, the people from the Principality of Ross came to Chu State this time. After the boat arrived in Dongchu, it found excuses to get rid of all the businessmen from the Rus Kingdom. " Fang Jie frowned slightly, and immediately thought of the news that Chen Xiaoru said. " The merchant ship of the Rus Kingdom that was seen in Dong Chu by the Cargo Tongtian Xingxing must have encountered the Dong Chu ship carrying the Rus State troops at Banlu Mountain, so he followed it out of curiosity Come here. In order to prevent leaks, these Rus businessmen were deliberately lured to Dongchu and then silenced. Therefore, Fang Jie immediately felt that the matter was not as simple as what the assassin leader said. Is it necessary for Dong Chu to collude with the people of the Ross Principality? In order to keep it secret, the people of the Ross Principality would even kill their own citizens to keep it secret. What exactly is this secret? How big is this feeling in Fang Jie's heart? Rise up. Fang Jie used a knife to carefully pry off the stones embedded in the six mage sticks without touching them with his hands. He knew that these things had extraordinary power and could change some natural phenomena. , He just relied on the functions of these meteorites to deceive people. Fang Jie subconsciously thought that he would use them in the future, so he didn't throw them away. Maybe it was just his mentality of preparing some even if he didn't need them. Fang Jie is very interested in the mage profession due to the memory of his past life. "What are these things for?" "San Jinhou, who had already arrived, looked at the stones of different colors. If it hadn't occasionally emitted bursts of faint light, his first instinct would have been that they were just ordinary stones. "It's of no great use. Meteorites that can change force fields. Putting them together will cause some unnatural phenomena, like magic. " Fang Jie smiled and asked people to put the six meteorites in iron boxes and seal them separately. San Jinhou didn't seem to be interested in this kind of thing. He smiled and said: "Foreigners always do some weird things What is a force field? " He was more interested in the other person's explanation. "It's nothing, it's just a vocabulary I came up with. There are no suitable words to describe the power of these stones, so I came up with one. " Fang Jie smiled, turned around and said to a well-versed man who understood foreigners: "Ask them why they came to the Sui Dynasty. "A shopkeeper with a well-known trade all over the world nodded, walked up to the mage who was kneeling on the ground and asked: "The general asked you why you came to the Sui Dynasty and why you came to assassinate! You don't have many opportunities. If you still value your life, answer truthfully and seriously. " The leading mage was silent for a while and asked the shopkeeper: "If we tell you, will you promise not to kill us? " "The general is honest, but the premise is that you are honest or not. "We" The mage sighed and said: "We just can't survive in the Principality of Ross and want to regain our status outside." That's why he accepted the invitation of the Emperor of Chu and came here to assassinate the general. We need money, we like money, we can no longer have wealth and status in the Principality of Ross" The shopkeeper translated, Fang Jie shook his head: "Not honest at all" He pointed to the leading mage and ordered : "Kill this man, remove his limbs first, and don't let him die within half an hour. " Chen Xiaoru agreed, sneered, went over and kicked the mage over, then picked up his clothes and threw him to the ground. Two knights came over and held down the mage's hands and feet. Chen Xiaoru drew his sword and struck out without any hesitation. The mage's left arm was chopped off. The wailing sound immediately sounded in the room, which made people's ears hurt. Fang Jie turned around and left, seemingly losing interest in interrogating them. The two of them followed behind him. They were talking quietly as they walked. Chen Xiaoru was in charge of execution inquiries when he was at the Ouchi Guards Office. Perhaps there are few people who know how to kill someone better than him. He chopped off the flesh one by one and looked at the flesh. The blur is extremely cruel, but the mage will not die soon. This kind of torture is not only for that mage, but also for several other mages. They watch their companions being killed by the cruel and barbaric Central Plains people. The body parts were peeled off part by part. Their scalps were numb and their hearts were trembling with wailing sounds. For them, this was a kind of hell that could not be described in words.Eight swords, for half an hour, not one point more, not one point less. The mage no longer had the strength to even cry out, and his throat emitted a neighing sound like that of a beast before it expired. It was very low, but pointed more directly at people's hearts. The shopkeeper with the goods all over the world also turned pale. When he saw Chen Xiaoru, whose hands were covered with blood, he signaled to him. He walked over and said to the remaining five mages: "This is the price for your dishonesty. The general is kind, but he hates being deceived the most. He can forgive you for being deceived into coming here to assassinate him, but he cannot forgive you for not cherishing the opportunity he gave you. Now, who among you is willing to tell me what you really are. Why are you here?¡± The other people were so frightened that they didn¡¯t even dare to speak. Chen Xiaoru came over impatiently and wrote a number on each of the five people with his bloody hands, from one to five: "Now you come to choose. I will give the right of choice to you, and you will elect one person." Answer. One, two, three, four, five try your luck." The shopkeeper translated the words truthfully. Four of the five people were immediately paralyzed by fear, and the other one froze there, forgetting what to do. They looked at each other and saw wariness and hostility in each other's eyes. It has to be said that Chen Xiaoru only used a few numbers to make five people lose trust in each other. Chen Xiaoru smiled ferociously: "Aren't you coming? Then I have to draw lots." He found a few pieces of paper, wrote the numbers from one to five, then folded the paper and threw it into the sky, casually from the ground. Pick up a note and open it. He looked at the mage with three written on his clothes and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you won the lottery." "I said it!" The person who was pointed out didn't need to listen to the translation to know what it meant. He crawled and knelt to dodge back while shouting at the top of his lungs: "I'm willing to say anything, I'm willing to tell you everything I know!" "Ask separately." Chen Xiaoru said to the shopkeeper: "Don't let them collude. Chances are, if one of them answers differently, point it out and I will kill you slowly" The shopkeeper shuddered and did not dare to look into Chen Xiaoru's eyes. "This is unusual" Fang Jie thought for a while and then said to Sanjinhou: "The people of Dongchu have no courage to attack the Sui Dynasty. Seventy percent of their commercial income comes from the Sui Dynasty. If they attack Soldiers, their financial resources are cut off. Militarily, they are not strong enough. But now that the people from the Rus Principality have appeared, I always feel that the Emperor of Dongchu is playing some dirty trick. " "In my opinion, it is not necessary. "I care too much." Sanjinhou said: "In the fight against Nanyan, even if Murong Shao has firearms, the number of a few hundred people will not affect the overall situation. General, I suddenly thought of a way to destroy the city It's justa little cruel." "What?" "Cut the Nanmeng River upstream, and then flood the city." Fang Jie's expression changed, and he glanced at San Jinhou subconsciously. He noticed that there was something in San Jinhou's eyes. Exciting things are fleeting. It was a kind of excitement that only occurs when enjoying something. Although it disappeared quickly, it did not escape Fang Jie's attention.