"Secretly arrest him as soon as possible," Pinda said, "use this as a breakthrough to arrest Zhang Tianbo!"
Li Shuangkuai was living in fear these days - Zhang Tianbo's betrayal was something he expected, and they, the yamen gangsters, were not the same as the Australians. But he didn't expect Zhang Tianbo to be so courageous, and to seize the door in the county town with open swords and guns!
Although Sun Dabiao won the battle in Dawangwei, it is said that he beheaded hundreds of thieves and also beheaded the Australian county magistrate, which shocked the whole county for a while. But Li Shuangkuai also guessed from his many years of experience that the Australians would never give up. In particular, Sun Dabiao failed to take over the county seat occupied by the Australians. The most important place in the county was still in their hands, and the Australian fleet on the river was still coming and going in a steady stream.
Although the Kun thieves are currently hiding in the city and cannot come out, once they recover and reinforcements are brought in from outside, Sun Dabiao's life will not be so easy.
Li Shuangkuai is not worried about Sun Dabiao's fate. He was worried about Zhang Tianbo.
Of course, Li Shuangkuai was not worried about Zhang Tianbo's life and death - if he died now, Li Shuangkuai would be more relaxed. What he is worried about is whether his relationship with Zhang Tianbo will attract Australians.
His relationship with Zhang Tianbo is well known in the county. There is absolutely no reason for the Australians to suffer a loss in vain. They have nothing to do with Sun Dabiao at the moment, so it is natural for them to vent their anger on Zhang Tianbo.
Zhang Tianbo was hiding with Sun Dabiao, and the Australians could do nothing. His family was not in Dalangwei. Although it was not hidden in his village, he knew its whereabouts. What should he do if the Australians come to ask about the whereabouts of Zhang Tianbo's family?
Jiang Xiaotian also persuaded him to take Xiruan with him to join Sun Dabiao in Dalangwei. After all, they had a close relationship back then, not to mention that Zhang Tianbo was also there now.
"You can go, but I can't." Li Shuangkuai said with a bitter smile, "You are still in the prime of life, and you don't have any family members. I am half buried, and there is a family of young and old. When it comes to face, Sun Dabiao and Feng Haijiao Personally, I probably still have some money. It doesn't matter if I go alone, I have to take my family with me. Dalangwei is now a green forest nest. There are not half a house, but a straw shed to live in. How will the women and children be accommodated? Tianbo doesn’t even dare to put his family members in Dalangwei!”
It was natural to be worried about women and children, but Li Shuangkuai was even more worried that if he defected to them, he would be considered "lost". Zhuangzi, who had saved his whole life, was wiped out.
Li Shuangkuai was reluctant to part with the family fortune and worried about being implicated. Sighing all day long. I want to entrust my family to my family, but there is no one I can trust. He had been a head catcher in Yangshan for decades and had friends all over the county. However, looking at it now, none of these "friends" were reliable.
However, he has calmed down a little in the past few days, because he heard that the Australians did not send reinforcements, but sent a new county magistrate - it is said that she is a woman! This became big news. No matter what they do in the county, their eyes widen: Female county magistrate? What kind of number is this?
Li Shuangkui didn't even know what the Australian's move meant. But since no reinforcements have arrived, the Australians will not take any new actions. Moreover, he heard that the Australians were carrying large cargo and wounded people to the ships at the county dock these days, and they were transporting them away ship by ship - unlike in the past, they came with heavy loads and went with light loads.
Could it be that the Australians are running away? Li Shuang quickly calculated, and it was not impossible to make a calculation. They suffered a big loss in Dalangwei. If they didn't get reinforcements, they would definitely not be able to stand here. And I heard that it is very difficult for Australians to collect food from the countryside these days - if they cannot collect food, they will not be able to gain a foothold in Yangshan...
If the Australians cannot stand here, they will naturally have no time to deal with Zhang Tianbo. When Li Shuangkuai heard the news, he felt a lot relieved - looking forward to the Australians leaving as soon as possible.
Li Shuang had almost finished his dinner that day and settled his accounts. He also asked his widowed daughter-in-law to bring her grandson over and asked him about his homework. This grandson is the only child of the Li family. Li Shuangkai regarded it as a treasure and invited a gentleman to his home to enlighten him the year before last. It's just that this grandson's talent is really average. After two years of teaching, others can recite the third and fourth "Book of Songs", but he can't even recite the first one.
The grandson was stuttering while reciting the Book of Songs, and Li Shuangqi paused with his eyes closed - in fact, his heart was not on his grandson's endorsement, but on how the Li family should act next. Yangshan is currently in danger. If the Australians run away, the county may not be at peace. Ming Dynasty probably won't be able to come back for a while. There are inevitable conflicts between several groups of gangsters in this county. Although he has friendship with all parties, at this moment, old friendship may not be worth real money. How should I deal with this old bone in order to protect the safety of my family...
He suddenly realized that it would be better for the Australians not to leave: as long as they are here, the county can still maintain "the law of the king", but if they leave, it will be called lawlessness. He sighed softly. After all, those who eat money from the yamen can only get along in peacetime. If there is troubled times, who will be able to sell the face of being a head catcher without the government?
He even felt a little regretful at this moment.
The grandson's stammering endorsement stopped, and Li Shuang quickly snorted and said: "How come you are so familiar with books? It's better to ask your husband to teach you well..."
He said and opened his eyes, but was shocked.
In the hall, at some point, four or five men appeared. All of them were dressed in short clothes and leggings. They were holding double-barreled short muskets, and they forced the servants in the hall. The widowed daughter-in-law hugged her grandson tightly, shaking into a ball like chaff.
"Fellow heroes..." Li Shuangkuai suddenly panicked. What kind of hero is this? However, he immediately realized: it was an Australian!
His heart suddenly sank - the Australian was indeed here after all!
Li Shuangkuai forced himself to calm down and said: "You heroes, I don't know which mountain it is..."
The thin black man at the head grinned and said: "Captain Li! You don't need any incisions. We are from the Yangshan County Government and we invite you to visit us in the county!"
"This... I'm getting older..." Li Shuang said in a panic.
"It doesn't matter, we have already prepared to get off the sedan. By the way, our county magistrate said that the public security in the county is not good now. If you leave Zhuangzi, you are afraid of losing your treasure, so I will take care of you as a guest."
"Have Li Shuang's whole family been arrested?" asked Fuda.
"That's right," Luo Yiming smiled, "Captain Zhen and his men captured everyone from top to bottom in Lijiazhuang, old and young, and brought them to the county town. No one escaped!"
"Where's Zhuangzi?"
"I sent a small team of people to guard there and kept a few prisoners. If anyone comes, I will capture them all."
"You go to interrogate and learn everything about Zhang Tianbo from these people as soon as possible." Pinda ordered, "This old man is a policeman, I am afraid he is very slick..."
"It doesn't matter, we also caught his only grandson - can Zhang Tianbo be more important than his grandson?"
Without much effort, he just reminded him that "the treasures and family members have been arranged properly", and the old and cunning former captor identified Zhang Tianbo's whereabouts.
Zhang Tianbo was indeed with Sun Dabiao - but he was not doing well. The internal response was not completed and the county seat was not opened. Zhang Tianbo became useless and was left aside.
As for Zhang Tianbo's family, they are still in Xin Laonan's village. But there was already another team there. It's called protection, but it's actually guarding.
"What centaur?"
"I don't know, either." Li Shuangkuai said dejectedly, "It is said that an official from the Ming Dynasty brought it to him to blackmail Zhang Tianbo."
"We learned the location of Xin Laonan's Zhuangzi from his mouth and sent people to investigate. We will probably have news back soon."
The scouts soon brought news: Xin Laonan's Zhuangzi was indeed heavily guarded and heavily guarded.
"The place where Zhuangzi is located is very remote and the terrain is dangerous. It is not easy to find. We were not able to get in, but we got news from nearby villages: The owner of Zhuangzi was originally a man from the bottom of the sea, and he had twenty or thirty men. Well. Not long ago, a team of people came to the village and took over the entire village. Now there are more than a hundred people in the village - all with foreigner accents. I heard they came from Guangning County!"
"So Li Shuangkuai's confession is correct! Zhang Tianbo's family is indeed in Xin Laonan's village!" Luo Yiming punched the table.
"If there are more than a hundred people guarding them, troops will have to be mobilized to arrest people." Zhen Huan said, "Our company can set off immediately!"
"I don't think we need to capture Zhang Tianbo's family members." You Ciren said, "The enemy is already on guard against us. Even if we capture Zhang Tianbo's family members, the news cannot be hidden from anyone. Zhang Tianbo immediately It will become 'waste' and will most likely be disposed of directly... However, this matter is a bit strange."
Everyone looked at You Ciren.
"After Zhang Tianbo's internal response failed, he has become insignificant. Why did the enemy put more than a hundred people on Xin Laonan's Zhuangzi?"
"You mean..."
"I'm afraid this Zhuangzi is not just used to hide family members." You Ciren said, "Maybe it is one of the enemy's secret lairs... The scout said that the new troops came from Guangning - now Many bandits from other counties have poured into the county, and Sun Dabiao has also absorbed many people. I’m afraid they are in a group!"
"Then let's attack Xinjiazhuang first?"
"No, we want to establish our prestige now. Even if we can catch big fish in Xinjiazhuang, it will not help us in establishing our prestige." Luo Yiming said, "I think: we should follow the original plan to attack Dawangwei, and at the same time Send someone to monitor Xinjiazhuang: firstly, you can find out the relationship between them, and secondly, if there is any big fish, you can catch the fish in one go!"
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