Xie Ming

Chapter 97 A sudden turn of events
Hu Juncai suddenly mentioned that there were more than 700 newly recruited militiamen in the barracks. When he said this, Xiao Jingchuan was stunned.

There are 200 enemy soldiers guarding the city, plus more than 500 bandits escorting the money. Now there are more than 700 people, which is almost 1,500 in total. With so many people, how can Yi County fight? !

Thinking of this, Xiao Lang and Qiu Zhizhong glanced at each other quickly, both with complicated expressions!
After being stunned for a long time, Xiao Jingchuan frowned and paced back and forth.

"Gu Changting!" Xiao Lang suddenly said.

"Here!" Chang Ting came forward busily.

"Go, help Brother Juncai into the house, and draw the detailed layout of the Wang family's mansion and the government courtyard first. I'll take a look at it later!" Xiao Jingchuan ordered.

"Well, yes!"

Changting accepted the order and Hu Juncai also cooperated very well. The two of them walked from the courtyard to the main house. Fortunately, they had enough pens, ink and paper, so Hu Juncai did not delay and started to work with his pen.

In the courtyard, Xiao Lang sighed again and sat back on the stool.

"Old Xiao, this time the problem was on my end. The secret sentry didn't do his job well and almost caused a disaster!"

Qiu Zhizhong felt very guilty when he saw this, so he took two steps forward and approached Xiao Lang to speak.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan waved his hands without any intention of blaming him.

"Alas, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), everything is subject to change, and you don't have to be like this."

When Qiu Zhizhong heard the comforting words, he sighed.

"But now, since we have encountered such a sudden change, I am afraid that we can no longer continue our trip to Yi County!"

"Old Xiao, you also said before we came here that if it can be accomplished, it would be great. If not, we will withdraw the same way."

"There are more than 1,500 soldiers and horses in the city now. This is absolutely impossible."

"I know your heart, but it's impossible to do it. What can you do?"

"You must not put yourself in danger and disregard the safety of the entire army! Do you hear me?!"

Qiu Zhizhong knew clearly that Xiao Jingchuan was now in trouble again because of the matter of his step-grandfather's sister!

If I say I won't help, I'll feel bad about it, and it will also hurt the morale of the newly recruited militiamen, especially Xu Jizu.

But if this matter is to be done, not to mention the matter of rescuing Cui Ling'er, the key point is that the number of soldiers and horses in the city has changed, more than double what was expected.

You know, the soldiers Xiao Lang brought with him this time were no more than seven or eight hundred men. With these men, it was impossible to attack the city, so they came up with the idea of ​​seizing the west gate and fighting in the streets.

But now, the difference in strength between the enemy and us is so huge that I am afraid this method is not feasible, so Qiu Zhizhong gave such kind advice.

Now that the conversation had come to this, seeing that Xu Jizu beside him had also come to his senses, he felt sad, but he could not show too much stubbornness on his face, so he gritted his teeth, walked a few steps closer, and spoke quietly.

"General!"

"Mr. Qiu is right!"

"I, Xu Jizu, am eager to save my sister, but you, General, must not take any more risks for this reason!"

"In my opinion, how about this?"

"General, take Chang Ting, Master Qiu, and most of the militiamen who have sneaked into the city. Before the city gates are closed, withdraw from the city first. Inform the soldiers outside to stop their actions and not come any further."

"General, I hope you can lead your troops to wait for me outside the city for one night."

"Xiao Lingzi is my biological sister after all, I have to give it a try for her no matter what."

"If I can rescue my sister by breaking into the county government office tonight, then tomorrow, early tomorrow morning, I will sneak out of the city with my sister and brother-in-law and return to the team!"

"If, if it doesn't work, then the general doesn't have to wait any longer."

As he spoke, Xu Jizu knelt down again and bowed.

"General! I hope you can fulfill my wish! I, Xu Jizu, will be grateful to you forever!"

After he finished speaking, Xu Jizu knocked his head to the ground.

"Ji Zu, what are you talking about!" "Since Xiao Lingzi is your sister, she is also my sister. Who do you think I, Xiao Jingchuan, am?"

"I was just sitting here chatting with your brother-in-law for a long time, and you think I'm talking nonsense!" Xiao Jingchuan looked angrily.

"General!"

"General Xiao didn't treat a country boy like me as an outsider. I, Xu Jizu, feel deeply for the general's kindness and generosity."

"But now the situation is clear. What Mr. Qiu said just now makes sense. It is impossible to do it!"

"General Xiao is responsible for commanding the entire army. He must not take risks for such things!"

"I, Xu Jizu, may be a country bumpkin, but I am not confused about important matters!"

"Now that things have come to this, I am still going to flatter the general and beg him to fight with me!"

"Then I am an unkind and unjust bastard!"

"General, you don't have to say anything more!"

"You can't go again for this matter. Just follow Mr. Qiu and I's wishes!"

"If you don't listen to our advice, then I will... I will die right here!"

After he finished speaking, Xu Jizu actually started to kowtow.

Seeing this, Xiao Lang and Qiu Zhizhong hurried to help.

At this moment, Hu Jun, who had just finished drawing a map in the room, happened to come out hurriedly to present it. When he saw this scene, he was stunned and didn't know what this meant.

Seeing Hu Juncai out of the corner of his eye, Xiao Jingchuan increased his strength and quickly picked up Xu Jizu.

"oops!"

"Jizu, what are you doing?!"

"I understand what you two mean, but we are not at the end of our rope yet, why are you so anxious?!"

As he spoke, Xiao Jingchuan sat back on the pier again.

"Well, Juncai, the drawing is finished, right?!" Suddenly, Xiao Lang raised his eyes and looked at Hu Juncai who was standing at the door.

"Ah! All right."

Hu Juncai heard Xiao Lang directing the conversation to him. He was stunned and quickly came to his senses. He walked quickly into the yard and handed over the map.

Xiao Jingchuan took the map and spread it out on the ground in the courtyard. Qiu Zhizhong, Xu Jizu, Hu Juncai, Gu Changting and others came over to take a closer look.

"Juncai, we have recruited more than 700 new militiamen. Where are they stationed now? Can you point them out to me?" Xiao Lang asked seriously.

"Oh, it's in the barracks in the east of the city!" Hu Juncai answered quickly.

"You are sure, right! Juncai, what I ask you today concerns the life and property of all of us. To be honest, the situation has changed and this plan is already treading on thin ice. If you know, tell me everything. If you don't know, don't guess blindly. It will kill everyone. Do you understand?!" Xiao Lang said again to confirm.

After hearing this, Hu Jun's face trembled slightly, but without delaying too much, he nodded very solemnly.

"Brother, I understand. I know the pros and cons here, and I won't say anything nonsense."

"The newly recruited soldiers were just gathered two days ago. They were also assigned by Liu Dabala to do the work. They were not recruited to stay in Yi County, but planned to send them to the capital after giving them money to settle down in the family!"

"Oh? According to what you mean, these people should not be incorporated into Liu Daba's team!" Xiao Jingchuan probed.

"Well, these strong men have been trapped in the barracks and haven't left the camp in the past few days!"

"There is a clerk in the county government named Song. We call him Old Song. He has a nephew who was recruited. Liu Daba is responsible for buying food for the barracks in the east of the city. Old Song also has some errands, so he has been running to the barracks these days. He mentioned this to the guys next to him when he was chatting at the gate of the government. I think it shouldn't be a problem!"

Hu Juncai told everything in great detail.

(End of this chapter)