Transmigrating Through the Heavens: Starting with the Silly Pillar of the Courtyard

Chapter 331 To catch the thief, first catch the king

Wu Tao didn't want to comment on the reason or who was to blame.

In this chaotic world, all he wanted was to protect himself and his people.

Commander Liu Peng issued a new order to Commander Chen Xiao, this time to a farm outside the city.

It seems that ever since the last case investigation failed, Ling Tian, ​​another commander of the Qianhu Police Station, has been constantly on the move.

It seems that new clues have finally been found, but in order to avoid a repeat of the last situation where we were surrounded and killed.

Commander Liu Peng directly arranged for centurion Chen Xiao, along with brigade commander Zhang Zhan, to send three of his subordinates to provide support.

Two small flags were left behind to guard the safety of the thousand-household garrison, while the others contributed all their resources.

Zhang Song and Wu Tao, who are both junior flag officers, happen to be one of the three junior flag officers leading the team.

Zhang Song, the young flag bearer, walked up to Wu Tao and whispered something.

"Xiao Tao, we both need to be careful this time. Remember, you go first and I'll follow behind, ready to respond at any time."

"it is good."

Wu Tao answered succinctly with a "Okay," understanding Zhang Song's meaning. This case seemed very mysterious, and the forces behind it were clearly not ordinary people.

Last time, the two squad leaders encountered at least two hundred enemies.

How could two hundred men, who are highly skilled in martial arts and well-equipped, be ordinary people who can be mobilized at any time in Songjiang Prefecture?

As for bandits, they've seen them before.

To put it bluntly, these people are either city guards or private bodyguards of some powerful family.

Only they could maintain such force and equipment at any time, clearly indicating that the case investigated by Commander Liu Peng had jeopardized the other side's foundation.

As the emperor's trusted confidants, the Embroidered Uniform Guard considered anyone who threatened the court their enemy.

Especially in the current situation, as long as the perpetrators are caught red-handed, not only can some crises be resolved, but a considerable sum of money can also be brought to the court.

Although the Embroidered Uniform Guard could monitor the entire country, they could not arbitrarily slander others.

Not only would the emperor not agree to this, but other powerful figures were also watching closely. The attempt to confiscate property and exterminate an entire clan without concrete evidence had only occurred for a period during the first two hundred years after the establishment of the Great Yan Dynasty.

However, it later proved that this approach almost led to the collapse of the imperial court.

The establishment of the Eastern Depot was actually intended to balance the power of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Centurion Chen Xiao and Captain Zhang Zhan led several strongmen in the center of the group, with Captain Wang Xiaoqi at the very front, Wu Tao leading his men in the middle, and Captain Zhang Song guarding the rear.

They did not ride horses, but walked directly to their destination.

The main reason is that even the Imperial Guards, with hundreds of men, don't have that many fine horses. The Songjiang Prefecture Thousand-Household Office only has one thousand-household commander, two deputy thousand-household commanders, and a hundred-household officer named Chen Xiao, who has his own horses.

Hundreds of people sped along at breakneck speed, maintaining a pace of 15 kilometers per hour even at a jog.

As expected, danger struck again. Just as they arrived at the farm's gate, hundreds of people were about to sneak in under the cover of darkness.

Suddenly, countless torches appeared above the farm, illuminating the previously pitch-black night.

"Oh no, lie down quickly!"

Wu Tao kicked Chen Wu, Wang Liu, and the others to the ground, then ran towards the gate like a ghost.

Countless arrows rained down on the Jinyiwei guards from the sky above the entire farm, accompanied by screams and muffled groans.

"Oh no, sir! Quick! The sir has been shot!"

The confident expression on Zhang Zhan's face was abruptly shattered by the arrows in the darkness.

He had just seen the arrows and, wanting to show off, took the initiative to block the centurion Chen Xiao behind him, but he didn't expect to be the first to be hit by the arrows.

The Imperial Guards were in complete chaos, and the accompanying physician was also running frantically towards Zhang Zhan, the captain.

Wu Tao arrived at the farm gate in just one minute, and with a single kick, he created a large hole in the heavy gate.

Then, it shrank all over and crawled into the big hole like someone with rickets.

Several swords and knives came slashing at him, but Wu Tao's hand trembled, and several crossbow bolts shot out in all directions.

"Ah, ah—"

Amidst gasps of alarm, several people clutched their throats and collapsed to the ground.

After dealing with several guards, Wu Tao stood up, pushed aside the two horizontal beams supporting the gate, and pulled hard, opening the gate wide.

"The door is open, hurry up and go in."

"It's Wu Xiaoqi, everyone charge with me!"

The originally ashen face of the centurion Chen Xiao immediately brightened when he saw Wu Tao open the door from the inside.

Wu Tao stood guard at the door, his eyes fixed on the interior of the farm. He knew the enemy was about to launch a fierce counterattack, and sure enough, before the Imperial Guards could even enter, a group of men had already pounced on the door, baring their teeth and brandishing their claws.

Wu Tao remained calm and raised his crossbow, "thud thud thud."

Ten crossbow bolts flew out in succession, and another large group of people fell. The group of people who had been charging forward with murderous intent were suddenly frightened and dared not move forward.

"Charge! We can't let the Imperial Guards in, or we'll all die!"

Suddenly, an old voice called out from behind the crowd; it seemed to be the farm manager.

The crowd fell silent for a moment before mustering their courage to prepare to charge.

But it was too late. At that moment, the centurion Chen Xiao led his men in.

When the centurion Chen Xiao passed by Wu Tao, he slapped Wu Tao hard on the shoulder and then led his men in a fierce charge.

What followed was real hand-to-hand combat, a bloody battle, where everything depended on instinct.

Everyone only had time to distinguish friend from foe by their clothes, and didn't have time to look at their surroundings.

If you see someone who isn't one of your own, just go up and kill them.

Wu Tao rushed in with the others, while Chen Wu, Wang Liu, and the others had been following closely behind him.

They only helped deliver the final blow to the enemy because Wu Tao was too fast.

No matter what kind of enemy he encountered, he killed them all with a single strike, without making any unnecessary movements.

Upon seeing the enemy, he darted forward, slit his throat with a single stroke, and then watched as the enemy clutched his neck and slowly collapsed to the ground.

Wu Tao himself didn't know how many people he had killed until he noticed that there was only an old man dressed in gorgeous clothes in front of him, at which point he slowly stopped.

The old man stared at Wu Tao, who looked like a god of death, his face ashen. He never expected that the three hundred men he had prepared would be wiped out by a hundred Jinyiwei.

The key point is that they had prepared everything in advance. Their original plan was to block the gate, stand on the upper floor and fire arrows, and wait for the Imperial Guards to suffer heavy casualties before directly attacking and eliminating the enemy.

However, an unexpected event occurred, turning their advantage into a disadvantage. They were trapped and beaten, and then a killing machine like Wu Tao appeared.

The old man witnessed Wu Tao kill at least dozens of people by himself, and these people were the farm's most elite subordinates.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be worthy to stand guard and protect the old man. Wu Tao stood still, and soon the centurion Chen Xiao led his men over and pinned the old man down.

"Excellent, Wu Tao, you have made a great contribution this time. I will personally report to Commander Liu Peng when we get back."