Today, when they camped, each tent was guarded by a special soldier, and Wang Cai was now in charge of the vigil of their tent. Yesterday's night of chaos, everyone else tossed all night, either bitten, or did not sleep, only he benefited from it.

Later developments proved that he was the first to spot a snake and call the police in time. Zhao Yongsheng, the captain of the military law team, also corrected his mistakes, not only did not punish him, but also affirmed his merits, promoted him to the rank of chief, and led a team of ten soldiers.

Actually, this is not an officer, just a soldier. However, this step is very important. Anyone who has no background, no matter what position he ascends, cannot jump this basic step.

Therefore, today he is a new official, and he is particularly energetic. Not only did he urge him to first get soldiers to guard the camp well, but he also kept his eyes open and did not let go of a trace of suspicious circumstances.

He was actually a bit conflicted now: on the one hand, he hoped for a peaceful night, that he would be okay and that everyone would have a good night's sleep, and on the other hand, he hoped that the rats and snakes would come back and that he would be able to do another good job.

I was thinking about the first thing I did when I became an official and went to see Erniu, and the rustling sound I heard yesterday came again, but it was much louder than yesterday. Wang Cai scolded hatefully: "It's always a bad dream!" and beckoned his ten companions to go out to investigate.

When I looked outside, I immediately felt an eerie momentum rushing towards me. By the light raised high, Wang Cai and the others saw that the snakes in front of them were dense and bent and towering, and behind the snakes were all kinds of rats that could not be counted.

After looking at today's formation, Wang Cai's deliberately pretended to be calm disappeared in an instant, and he immediately rang the gong in his hand.

"Dangdang dang!" the sound of the gong instantly spread throughout the camp. Everyone had the experience of yesterday, and today they moved very fast, and they ran out of the tent one after another. Then I saw the snake and rat attacking at the same time, the same scene as last night, and then, the screams rang out everywhere.

The snake and the rat did not panic when they heard the sound of the human voice and the gong, and continued to drive in formation, still heading straight for the tent. When you get closer, you can see it more clearly. Some of them were apparently rats that had been here yesterday, as they waved their front paws a few times as they walked, as if they had seen old friends.

And more often than not, it seems to be new, especially those with a large number of small voles. These seem to be all new dings. The big ones were all here yesterday, and they were scattered among the voles to take command.

But snakes are different, the new snakes are all big guys, and I didn't see them yesterday. Looking at their raised triangular heads, coupled with the bright colors all over their bodies, you know that they are extremely poisonous.

Everyone also knew that their destination was tents, so quickly make way for them to pass. Originally, there were brave people who fought with these entangled rats and poisonous snakes, but they were stopped by Li Hongzhang and others.

Although these things have caused them a lot of trouble, they have not caused death after all, and it is estimated that they are harassment. If they are really anxious, they use the method of sneak attack, instead of coming as openly as today, then the trouble will be even greater, I don't know how many people will die in Shekou.

In a small village ten miles away, there was a two-story attic on the edge of the village. A few people were talking and laughing there. There are not only people, but also a large bird, which seems to be communicating with people.

"Blackie, do you see the tent they have completely occupied again?"

Xiao Hei is the head bird of the Xuanxiao, and the infestation of the snake and rat army for the past two nights was organized by it, and it has been sending a few Xuanniao to understand the progress at high altitude. These birds themselves are black, and when they are close to the enemy camp, they completely blend into the night, let alone high in the sky, and they may not be detected when they are close at hand.

The Xuanniao in the sky reported to Xiao Hei, and Xiao Hei told Mai Ke, and then Mai Ke translated it to Renxiao and Wuxiao to know. However, when he asked Xuan Xiao, he said that it was in parallel with the opening of the spirit rhino. At the same time, he is pondering a simple set of gestures for Wu Xiao to grasp these days, so that Xiao Hei can continue to help them gather intelligence when he is no longer there.

He had already told him that he was going to leave as soon as he was basically on the right track. Today, he came over to see how effective this "nest of snakes and rats" tactics were, and if the desired goal was achieved, he would hand over the next steps to Ren Xiao and Shenji Pavilion to deal with by himself.

He is here today, and there is another matter, that is, his brother in the beggar gang and the gang leader of the southern beggar gang, Xiao Qi, is coming to see him. Ever since he had Lingxi, his contact with Xiao Qi has become regular. The beggar gang already had quite a strong force in this capital of Guangxi, and after guiding Mai Ke's anti-purge plan, he specially sent more elite soldiers to prepare to cooperate with Mai Ke's action.

Wu Renxiao was there to count the number of rats and snakes that participated in disturbing the rest of the enemy. Even more small black reports that the number of this special forces is increasing every day. And the power from the holy mountain is a hundred black owls, two hundred mountain rats, and a hundred snakes.

The number of birds has not changed, and their main task is to monitor, not to participate in this disturbing operation. The number of rats is different, increasing exponentially. Because everywhere they go, whether it is a house mouse or a vole, they are all under their command. Especially on the road of the Qing army, there was farmland everywhere, and there were too many voles there to count.

After they were subdued, their enthusiasm to participate in the operation was very high, and all the rats from yesterday ran close to a hundred miles and participated in tonight's operation. The subdued rats, if they need to, form a lean team to go around, and if not, they go back to their old turf and do whatever they want. But it can be summoned at any time in the future.

The same is true for those snakes, although they are not as large as the number of rats, but they are better than a wide variety of species, from highly venomous to non-venomous, especially in the climatic conditions of Guangxi, which is more suitable for the survival of various snakes. The animals that came up from the sacred mountain were born with the temperament of a leader, and everywhere they went, all kinds of snakes submitted to them, and then they took part in the action.

For those poisonous snakes, especially those who are highly venomous, Mai Ke issued a strict ban: they are not allowed to use snake venom. Although it is possible to bite when necessary. Otherwise, it will be severely punished.

Mai Ke knows that according to the medical level of this era, except for a very small number of people who can detoxify, the vast majority of poisonous snake bites are incurable. Once they are allowed to use snake venom and cause death, it is against the basic principles of the kingdom of heaven. It was absolutely not allowed at that time.

At this time, the disciples of the Shenji Pavilion who were standing guard outside came in and said to Mai Ke, "Xiao Qi has arrived!"