A top-notch killer comes and goes without a trace, but Chang Yu and his group of rookies beat gongs and drums to lure everyone into a dilemma.
At this time, it was easy to kill the leader of the gang, and it was not too difficult to break out of the yamen. However, it would be like climbing to the sky to break out of Zhaozhou City, and it was too difficult and dangerous to kidnap a few people to the city to escape. It was too easy to be ambushed. After much deliberation, I had to kidnap these people and leave the city gate.
"There are thousands of thieves in the city and tens of thousands of refugees outside the city. They still have thousands of ways to ambush us. I think it's better to wait..." Jiang Fa suggested, waiting for Huang Degong to come and take over.
"It seems that we are the ones who have to wait for time to move now." Chang Yu and others discussed in low voices at the entrance of the hall. They glanced at Yang Tianba and others, but they were also gathering together inside and whispering.
"Superintendent, I have a suggestion." Li Muxian came over. Although he had just joined the group, he had been observing the situation for a while and already roughly knew the arrangements of the officers and soldiers at this time.
Chang Yu nodded and signaled to him. Li Muchian coughed lightly and said, "Since there is support from outside, why not just come to the city directly!"
Everyone was smart, and they understood instantly after being startled, and then their faces lit up with joy. This bull-nosed man was indeed cunning and ruthless.
"Looking at the looks on all the brothers' faces, we must have reached an agreement." Yang Tianba glanced at a few people and felt relieved.
"It's done," Wu Zhong chuckled and walked to the table: "The food is a little cold. Let's heat it up and bring some wine. Let's make friends without knowing each other and have a good drink today!"
"Refreshing! Brothers who are not very capable, please join us..." Yang Tianba thought that these people were going to join us, and he was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, the old man sprayed wine on his face: "Don't fucking The relationship is close, we are used to being free and easy, and we can’t bear to be tied down, and we don’t have your ambition to compete in the Central Plains. We have different paths and don’t work together. I hope to take the money and leave!"
Yang Tianba looked embarrassed when he was sprayed, and his murderous intent suddenly arose, but he finally held it back and said with a strong face, "It doesn't matter, everyone has his own ambitions."
"But a thousand taels of silver are just for beggars. How are we going to divide it between the seven of us..." Wuzhong started to stir up trouble again. Yang Tianba and Zhang Chen were already bargaining. Both sides were going back and forth, and they even spit a few times. Wanting to fall out, after much tossing, he finally negotiated for three thousand taels of silver to be sent outside the city, promising not to hold him accountable, and sending Yang Tianba as a hostage twenty miles away.
It was already dark by this time, and it was almost Haishi (9 p.m.).
Why was there no movement outside? Chang Yu was a little anxious and winked at Wuzhong. The guy complained that he was hungry again and asked Yang Tianba to prepare another banquet and have a good drink.
Yang Tianba cursed in his heart how could this guy be so good at eating and drinking? He was just born by a starving ghost, but he couldn't say anything. While he ordered the cook to serve the food, he asked his subordinates to prepare money. Of course, there were other secrets. Prepare.
Both sides are planning to delay the time. If they don't have anything to say, they'll find out what's going on with each other and be on guard against each other. If they really have nothing to say, they'll drink. Yang Tianba and the others have been drinking like crazy all afternoon. How can they resist the persuasion of this big wine jar in Wuzhong? If you want to drink, you can drink. If you don’t drink, you will fall out even if you look down on me.
Wuzhong Haibo boasted that he could drink a thousand glasses of wine, but Fang Fang, a seasoned man, was inconspicuous. After half a jar of wine, he still had a calm and calm expression, which made people feel unfathomable. He was not as full-faced as Qiao Sanxiu. It's red but like a cow drinking.
Jiang Fa was a drinker but not an alcoholic. Seeing that the thieves were almost knocked down, he whispered to Chang Yu: "Hai Shi has passed."
Chang Yu hummed and was about to speak when he suddenly heard someone banging on the door and yelling loudly.
The news that a group of bandits with unknown origins were blind and wanted to steal the government office and kidnap the leader of the rebel army spread quickly throughout the city. Some people were shocked, some were extremely amused, and some secretly cursed dog bite dog. Of course, the most nervous one was the thief. The leaders' men ordered the whole city to be on alert, and then hundreds of people rushed into the government office to think about how to rescue them.
But at this moment, Yang Tianba came out and ordered them not to act rashly. It was just a few friends from the world who came to pay homage to the mountain. No need to make a fuss and no disturbance.
There was such a panic outside at this time, which showed that something big was going on, but Yang Tianba and the others were already top-heavy. Except for him and Zhang Chen, who were still sober, the others were already drunk.
"What's the fuss about?" Chen Suole, who was on alert in the courtyard, scolded.
"Report, general, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers have arrived from ten miles outside the city." shouted outside. Chang Yu in the hall took a long breath after hearing this, but Yang Tianba felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and suddenly sobered up a lot. Zhang Chenben, who looked panicked, looked at each other: "This, this..."
How dare the rebels cross the border? They are not afraid of the tens of thousands of refugees outside the city? Yang Tianba slapped his head hard and paced back and forth unsteadily, while Zhang Chenben next to him had a dark face and lowered his head in silence.
"You're so dazzling, can you please sit down and drink honestly?" Wuzhong yelled impatiently.
"Shut up!"
Yang Tianba glared angrily and roared: "The money has been prepared for you. Either take the money now and get out, or stay in the city. At this time, the enemy is attacking, and I don't have time to play with you anymore." ".
Damn it, a wine jar in Wuzhong was smashed over. Yang Tianba couldn't avoid it and was knocked to the ground. He screamed and cursed, and was about to call for the thieves outside the door to come in.
At this time, Zhang Chenben rushed up to block Wu Zhong, who was about to use the knife: "That's enough! As we have agreed before, you can leave quickly. If we are forced to do it, we will really die together in the worst case."
At this time, Chang Yu also stood up and stopped Wuzhong, and said to Zhang Chen: "The officers and soldiers are attacking, but we are here to serve. After all, I have taken your money!"
"No need!" Yang Tianba stood up and glared angrily. He just wanted this group of people to leave early. If the officers and soldiers came to attack, there would be only a few more of them, but a few of them would be a lot. There is no reason to stay here in case they get entangled. Make trouble for yourself.
"If that's the case, just send me out of the city!" Chang Yu smiled coldly, raised his hand and pointed at Yang Tianba: "Let's go, I'll wait for a promise of a thousand gold, and I will let you back twenty miles away. I will never break my promise."
"Wait a minute!" Yang Tianba looked horrified: "At this time, officers and soldiers are approaching the city. How can I, the city lord general, leave..."
"Damn it, go back on your word!" Wuzhong swung another wine jar over, and when he saw it was about to hit Yang Tianba, Chang Yu caught it with his tentative hand, then waved his hand and smashed it to pieces: "The Jianghu people keep their word. , What are you talking about? Believe it or not, I will kill a few of you right away. I will kill you and run out of the Yamen and take advantage of the chaos to leave the city without the money. What can you do to me and die together? You are worthy!"
"It's easy to kill me, but there are hundreds of people outside this courtyard. Do you have the ability to kill them?" Yang Tianba roared, he was really cornered.
"Then try it!" Chang Yu sneered, and with a look, Wuzhong waved his sword.
"Wait a minute! Let's discuss it again, let's discuss it again!" Zhang Chenben quickly stopped him, grabbed Yang Tianba and walked to the side, whispering in a low voice.
Coming so slowly, he saw the two thieves hiding in the corner muttering. Chang Yu walked to the courtyard and looked up at the night sky, filled with stars. He thought to himself that it was not yet dark when Chen Wangting left. It would be four or five o'clock in the evening at most, and the two places were only forty miles apart. On the ground, Huang Degong's vanguard are all cavalry, and they can go back and forth for up to an hour.
Little did he know that Chen Wangting, a few personal guards and Nangong Yu had successfully left the city, but their haste attracted the attention of the rebel spies lurking among the refugees, who moved forward to investigate. Chen Wangting was guilty at first and anxious at the same time. As soon as he returned to report the news, he took action to kill people, which immediately caused chaos.
Several people took advantage of the chaos to escape, but were targeted by the bandit spies and pursued him. Because his appearance was too cool and unforgettable, he could not escape the bandits for a while, so they had to run along the Mihe River and chase the thieves on horseback. There was another fight. .
If there were just a few thieves and spies, they would not be afraid. However, the refugees gathered on the river bank were so seduced by him that they swarmed forward. Chen Wangting and others had to stay away from the river and fled farther and farther away. Finally, they were surrounded and were about to be captured. During the killing, fortunately Fan Jiaqian led the Gongzi camp to kill, but it was a soldier who pretended to be dead and hurried back to report the news when the rebels were chasing Chen Wangting.
When Fan Jiaqian learned that Chang Yu was about to assassinate the leader of the bandit in the city, he ordered him to go quickly to report his success. After the return of Li Tiezhu and Hu Ling's troops, they discussed whether to rush over to rescue Chang Yu.
However, if the tens of thousands of refugees outside Zhaozhou City were used by thieves, the hundreds of cavalrymen, even though they were heavily armored, would be like falling leaves into the ocean. Moreover, the situation in the city was unknown, so I feared that they would not be able to save people, and would be held back. They had no choice but to wait for Huang to get the result.
