Xie Ming

Chapter 98: War Deployment in Yi County

"Well, that's how it is!"

"Eh? By the way, you just said that Liu Dabala has prepared a banquet tonight to welcome General Sun Qian, who is the one who is guarding the money, right? Where exactly is it in the county government office? When will it start, and who will be attending the banquet?" Xiao Lang asked several questions in a row.

"Oh, the welcoming banquet was indeed prepared early in the morning, and it should be held in the back hall of the county government office."

"Now, it's almost 17:, right?"

"The banquet usually starts at 6:00 or 7:00 p.m., but I'm not sure about that. I have no idea who will be attending the banquet. I'm just a minor official at the gate of the government office with limited authority. Even the master of the hall was kicked out, so it's even harder for me to know the details. I'm ashamed to say this!"

As he spoke, Hu Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Afterwards, Xiao Jingchuan asked a lot of detailed questions about the specific conditions and structural layout of the Wang family's mansion and the government compound. It was not until half an hour later that he breathed a sigh of relief and straightened his back.

"Well, Changting, we've been discussing this for quite some time, and our mouths must be dry. Go to the room and get some tea so that everyone can moisten their throats!" Xiao Jingchuan said deliberately.

"Oh, oops, my rudeness!"

"I was confused for a moment and lost my manners. How could I trouble this young man? Please be patient, I will go, I will go and prepare the tea!"

Hu Juncai only reacted immediately after hearing Xiao Lang say this. He rushed into the house to serve tea before Chang Ting could do anything.

After Hu Juncai entered the room, Xiao Jingchuan spoke again in a low voice.

"Well? What's your verdict?"

"In my opinion, there is still room for maneuver in this matter!"

"Even if it's really not handled properly, didn't I just ask? There's a drainage canal next to the south wall of Yi County. If we rescue Xiao Lingzi, it's the same if we leave the city through the drainage canal overnight!"

After a long conversation between Xiao Jingchuan and Hu Jun, everyone felt more confident about the plan. At the very least, even in the worst-case scenario, they knew they could get away with it safely. This was the biggest insurance!

So at this moment, when Xiao Lang said this again, Qiu Zhizhong and Xu Jizu immediately rejected it without saying anything. They just nodded their heads and didn't make any rebuttal.

"Haha, oh, if I had known this would happen, I should have brought in a few more skilled people!"

"I underestimated the enemy and rushed in recklessly! I will learn from this lesson from now on!"

Just as Xiao Jingchuan was mumbling to himself, Hu Jun in the room got some tea, put it on a tray, and brought it out for everyone to drink.

"Well, everyone, drink and listen, I will make the next specific arrangements!"

Xiao Lang took the tea, took a big gulp, placed the tea bowl beside him, squatted down, and began to talk seriously about the picture drawn on the ground.

"Tonight, our plan can be carried out in three steps!"

"At the beginning of the night (21:15), Changting, Jizu and I sneaked into the backyard of the government office to search for and rescue Xiao Lingzi! If that thief surnamed Sun dares to touch Cuiling, we will chop him up on the spot and avenge Lingzi!"

"Juncai, go find Old Song later. It would be great if you can get the key to the kitchen door of the government office. But if you can't, forget it! We can go through the dead end in the northeast and climb over the wall, which is the same!"

"Well, I'll try my best!" Hu Jun nodded in response.

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), you lead 40 to 50 people and wait until nightfall to ambush in the empty house that Jun mentioned next to the West Gate hayfield!"

"If we succeed later, we will definitely go and join you. If not, the city will be in chaos tonight, and you will have no choice but to hide here and wait for a few days until the storm has passed, and then find a way to leave the city!"

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, Old Xiao!" Qiu Zhizhong also replied seriously.

"Okay! Jizu, except for the people taken away by Feiyu, the remaining brothers will be divided into two. More than 20 people and Juncai will stay here, and the other 20 people will wait until dark, and you will lead them to find the drainage canal and try to dive through it first. If there is no problem, deploy people around and hide in the dark." "If we are not well-prepared, we must withdraw from the government office immediately. If we can shake off the chasing soldiers, we will rush back to meet Juncai. This place is in the south of the city, not far from the drainage canal. We can quietly leave the city together under the cover of night."

"If the bandits chase us too hard and we can't get away, then the three of us will head straight to the drainage ditch and ask the brothers lying in ambush over there to pick us up and leave the city first."

"By then, there will be a lot of noise around here. Juncai, if you hear the noise and can't wait for us to come, you must find a way to hide in your Hu family's old house tonight. Don't stay here any longer. When the situation calms down, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong) will come to find you!"

Xiao Lang's words were detailed and his arrangements were accurate. Hu Jun nodded repeatedly after hearing what he said.

"Okay! This is the worst possible outcome and the first step!"

"Then the next step is the second step!"

"Changting, Jizu, after the three of us enter the government office at the beginning of the night hour (21:15 pm), if we can successfully rescue our sister, Jizu will take Lingzi and evacuate first to reunite with Juncai!"

"Changting, follow me to the government office to continue searching for General Sun Qian, the man who pledged the money!"

"If he stays at the back house of the county government office tonight, then we can just go and knock him out and tie him up."

"If we can't find this person at the government gate, it means he was taken away with Liu Daba!"

"Then the two of us will go straight to the Wang family mansion!" Xiao Jingchuan continued.

"Yes, yes! Yes!" Chang Ting and Xu Jizu clasped their fists and accepted the order.

"Step three, if all the previous things can be accomplished! The girl is saved, and the two thieves are tied up!"

"Then, let's go straight to the west gate to meet Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong). First, we will lead the brothers to escort Liu Dabala to the city gate and force the soldiers guarding the city to open the gate! Second, Feiyu will set fire to the hay field immediately to send a signal to Huchen and Peizhong who are ambushing outside the city to charge into the city!"

"Ji Zu, you will gather the people later and take inventory of the weapons that the soldiers secretly brought in, and give priority to the brothers who are going to the hayfield."

"Even if we take Liu Daba to Ximen, there is no guarantee that the door will be opened. If that doesn't work, we will have to use force and kill him from the inside!"

"Yes, General! I'll do it right away!" Xu Jizu clasped his fists and said he would accept the order.

Hu Jun, who was standing by, was so dumbfounded after hearing such a meticulous arrangement that he could not say a word.

Now hearing his elder brother-in-law calling someone "General", Juncai was stunned for a moment, completely unable to understand Xiao Jingchuan's identity!

“Finally, when Hu Chen and Pei Zhong lead their troops to charge in, Chang Ting, you will lead the way immediately and send half of the troops to the East City Barracks to pin down the more than 700 militiamen and the more than 500 people escorting the money!”

"If everything goes well, the west gate will break through the defense at night, and the barracks in the east of the city will not be able to react for a while!"

"If this is true, then the affairs of Yi County will be a great success!"

"If the street fighting shows a stalemate, then there is no need for us to linger on. We should quickly retreat from the west gate!"

After saying this, Xiao Jingchuan took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly.

Everyone in front of him also had frowns on their faces. The atmosphere was tense and no one spoke.

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