Mengshang Garden.
"I don't mean to lie to you, but I hope you can take the right path. Do you think you will be a bandit for the rest of your life?" He Dinghong said, "You once said you wanted to redeem me, does that still count?"
"What I said naturally counts." Xia Houzhong said.
"If that's the case, do you want me to follow you and be afraid all my life?" He Dinghong said.
"I...," Xia Houzhong sighed, turned to Ma Longtan and Sun Baojin, "Ren Zhanbiao is also very good to me. Since you two left, I can be said to be under one person in Hongmakan. , above all others, he almost obeys my words, so I can't bear to betray him like this."
"Brother, who is Ren Zhanbiao? Don't we understand yet? Think about how he treated Tang Dalong? Back then, his ribs were broken and he couldn't move. He was wrapped in a torn mat and thrown on the road. In the ditch beside him, if Tang Dalong hadn't saved him, he would have died a long time ago. Without Tang Dalong teaching him martial arts, would he be alive today?" Sun Baojin said, "He would have done anything to his savior and mentor. If he succeeds, let alone you? He is just using you. If he is really that good, why should Ma Longtan and I leave?"
"If I seek refuge with you, can you ensure my personal safety?" Xia Houzhong asked.
"Don't worry about this. Our Battalion Commander Zhang is not that stingy. As long as you sincerely surrender and perform meritorious service, we will not only spare you from death, but also reward you heavily. Do you know that Ma Longtan and Sun Baojin have been appointed as deputy commanders?" , the position is above mine, and your future will be bright in the future." Zhen Sifei said.
"Well, since you all say so, then I will do it with you." Xia Houzhong gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
When everyone heard this, they were very happy.
"Is there anyone else in your family?" Zhen Sifei asked.
"There is an old lady at home," Xia Houzhong said.
"In order to prevent Ren Zhanbiao from retaliating against you, let's go and take your mother to our cavalry camp." Zhen Sifei said.
"That's okay." Xia Houzhong said.
When Sun Baojin heard about Malongtan, he praised him secretly in his heart. Zhen Sifei was really becoming more and more promising. This way, Xiahou Zhong's mother would not be afraid that he would change his mind midway when he was in the cavalry camp.
So they released Xiahou Zhong, and the four of them said goodbye to He Dinghong, and went together to take Xiahou Zhong's mother to the headquarters of the cavalry camp.
When Zhang Tianhe heard this, he was overjoyed and led Liu Bodu and others out to greet him.
"Captain Zhang, Xia Houzhong, the defeated general, came to join us." Xia Houzhong fell to his knees with a plop when he saw Zhang Tianhe.
"Please get up quickly!" Zhang Tianhe came over and helped him up with both hands, "I am very happy that you can abandon the darkness and turn to the light today and submit to our government."
"Battle Commander Zhang, I'm really ashamed of you for saying that," Xia Houzhong said. "I was ordered by Ren Zhanbiao to pacify Tianjiazhai. I feel sorry for you and the leader of Tianjiazhai."
"At the beginning, everyone was his own master. There was no personal grudge between us. Let's not mention the past anymore." Zhang Tianhe said.
"Battle Commander Zhang, this is my first time here and I don't have any tribute. I think if we do this tonight, we can capture Ren Zhanbiao." Xia Houzhong said.
"This is very good!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhe, Liu Bodu and others thought that this plan was feasible.
"Without further delay, I will return to Hongmakan now. I am going back too late for fear that Ren Zhanbiao will get suspicious," Xia Houzhong said, "I will ask you to take care of me."
"Don't worry," Zhang Tianhe said, bowing and saluting Xia Houzhong's mother, "Hello, old man! This junior is being polite."
"Battle Commander Zhang, my son is a bastard. I tried to persuade him to change his ways many times, but he didn't listen. It made me angry to death. Today I am very happy that he can join your government and take the right path. From now on From now on, he will be your soldier, you can hit him when you need to, scold him when you need to, and never tolerate him," the old lady said.
Zhang Tianhe and Liu Bodu were very happy when they heard that the old lady was sensible and a good mother. Then they ordered someone to clean a room for Xia Houzhong's mother to live in.
It's three o'clock in the evening.
Xia Houzhong summoned more than 20 of his close men to discuss the matter and take action separately.
There were twenty people standing guard at the gate of Hongmakan.
Xia Houzhong came to the gate with more than ten of his confidants.
"Hello, Chief Xiahou!" The sentry on guard greeted him quickly.
"Okay, hello, brothers! Thank you for your hard work, brothers." Xia Houzhong said.
"Thank you, Chief Xiahou, for your concern. It's not hard for us." The sentry said.
"I know that brothers are working very hard. I have prepared several jars of fine wine for you today, as well as some pig's trotters, braised geese, etc. to reward everyone." Xia Houzhong said.
"Really? Thank you so much, Chief Xiahou." When the sentry heard this, he was very happy to have something delicious to eat.
Immediately, Xia Houzhong ordered his men to bring all the wine and invite everyone to share it.
"Chief Xiahou, you are so kind to us. If anything happens in the future, just give us your orders." The twenty sentries gathered around, eating and drinking.
However, after a while, after a few glasses of wine, these sentinels felt unsteady, top-heavy, and their feet felt like stepping on cotton. They all fell down one by one and fell unconscious.
It turned out that Xia Houzhong had already mixed the wine with Mongolian sweat medicine.
"Do it!" When Xia Houzhong saw that these people had fainted, he hurriedly ordered his confidants. These people pulled out daggers from their waists and quietly cut off the heads of the dozen or so sentries. Come down.
Xia Houzhong walked out of the gate and waved outside. Tang Dalong, Ma Longtan, Sun Baojin and others came over with their troops.
"Chief Tang, everyone, I have asked my trusted men to take control of the arsenal. All the guns and ammunition are inside. Now, the people in Hongmakan are sleeping in the barracks. They don't have guns in their hands. Ma "Longtan, Sun Baojin, you are familiar with the terrain, you can take people to the barracks to control them," Xia Houzhong said, "Commander Tang, I can take you directly to Ren Zhanbiao."
"Okay, let's do it like this." Tang Dalong said.
"They say that Ren Zhanben is more capable than you as a master, so I want to go and meet him," Li Tieniu said.
Tang Dalong nodded in agreement.
"Don't move, don't move!" In Malongtan, Sun Baojin rushed into the camp with three hundred brothers.
The lights were on in the barracks, and there were thousands of bandits here sleeping soundly. Who would have thought that so many officers and soldiers would rush in from outside at once, with guns in their hands, and the black muzzles of the guns pointed at them.
"Brothers, those who surrender without being killed or who dare to resist will be punished on the spot!" Ma Longtan said loudly. Most of the people here knew Ma Longtan and Sun Baojin. They were also the leaders of Hongmakan.
The Siberian tiger Jia Daya was also among them. He was also a leader. He had a pistol in his waist. When Ma Longtan was not prepared, he quickly pulled out the pistol from his waist and aimed at Ma Longtan's head to shoot.
However, before he had time to shoot, there was only a "pop" sound, and Jia Daya's head was crushed and he died on the spot.
When everyone saw it, it was Sun Baojin who shot.
"Brothers, I repeat, if anyone dares to resist, he will be your example!" Sun Baojin said.
When everyone else saw it, they were so frightened that they squatted on the ground holding their heads. Ma Longtan gave an order, and his men tied them all up with ropes.
