The yellow camel who did the knife wiped the knife on the corpse and said coldly: "Xu San, this is not the criminals you arrested, they are enemies." Now that the gate of the yamen has been blocked, it must be sent in unless it is hanged...... It's too much work, kill clean. ”

Xu San was silent.

The yellow camel said: "Two roots, small pillars, led people to dispose of the corpses, and sprinkled layers of soil on the road to cover up the bloodstains." ”

Then he turned around and patted Xu San on the shoulder and said: "Third child, don't feel uncomfortable, the battlefield is like this, there is no right or wrong, there are no good people and bad people, killing the enemy is meritorious, and there is no need for trial." If you have the kindness of a woman, you will kill these brothers. ”

Xu San nodded slightly and said, "I know you're right, but these two have already lowered their ...... after all." ”

"What if it falls?" The yellow camel said sharply, "People's hearts are unpredictable, how many dead people have I seen in Yizhen, the third child, if you still have the kindness of a woman, go back to the yamen now, don't pull my hind legs!" ”

Xu San sighed: "Okay...... I listen to you. ”

The yellow camel nodded with satisfaction and said, "Although it is said that today is a life of nine deaths, if it can be done, its merit will be great." Brothers, as long as you survive today, your future will be settled. The prince is watching us at the city gate, even if he dies today, he can still shadow the family. ”

Everyone replied, "Listen to my brother." ”

The yellow camel said, "Okay." The enemy did not know that the people sent were annihilated, and he did not think that he would send people for the time being. I'll take advantage of this gap to lay gunpowder and traps down the street here....... ”

Xu San said suddenly: "Yellow camel, the arrangement mechanism has also been stopped, this gunpowder is not necessary, once it is detonated, it will affect the people along the street, we are all Xiushui people, don't let the old folks point at our backs and scold us in the future." ”

The yellow camel frowned and said, "I said what happened to you Xu San today?" Everything is against me, not to mention the number of buildings that will be blown up after a detonation, even if a few are blown up, so what? If this batch of firearms is transported north, the Qing army will go south...... There is a truth about the eggs under the nest, you should always know, right? Besides, as long as the matter is completed, the prince will pay tribute to the people for a few houses, and the few houses that are blown up may not be blessed by misfortune. ”

Listening to Huang Huozi's words, Xu San said resolutely: "Huang Huozi, other things can depend on you, this thing will never be done, it is our duty to protect the territory and the people." This detonation will not only destroy the houses, but also the lives of the surrounding people. ”

Xu San was right, they didn't master the technology of using gunpowder.

The storehouses of the yamen were full of loose gunpowder, and they had no way of knowing how much to use to achieve their desired goals.

It can only be ignited by burying a large amount of gunpowder.

The biggest feature of black powder is that it produces a large amount of gas from combustion, which is a great threat to the houses at this time.

Coupled with the sputtered sparks, this explosion will be involved in a range of at least one or two miles, plus no one is defenseless at night, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it will ignite a small half of the city.

When the brothers in the strong class heard this, they also gathered around.

"Yellow camel, Third Brother Xu is right, this road is already densely populated with houses, and it is all wood, once it ignites, we have to burn down half of the city, we can't do this." Liu Ergen said.

Huang Huozi said angrily: "But with our ten people, how to stop and contain the enemy, if we really want them to attack the yamen, not only will we all have to die, but even Lord Jiang and they will not survive." Only by blowing them up with gunpowder can we fish in mixed waters. Maybe, there will be a chance to live. ”

"We're not afraid of death." Xu San stared at the yellow camel and said, "What you say is reasonable, but you are a soldier, we are not." Maybe on the battlefield, you have to do what you say, but in this beautiful city, you have to do what you say. ”

The yellow camel snorted: "Then you say, what should I do?" Ten people to meet hundreds of enemies? ”

Xu San thought for a while and said, "Or, brothers, go door to door to let the people evacuate?" ”

"No!" The yellow camel immediately vetoed, "Let's not talk about whether it will be too late, even if it is too late, if the enemy comes during the period, won't you tell the enemy that there is an ambush?" ”

This makes sense, a mile of long street, it is no problem to notify the people, but there is a problem with the evacuation of the people, not to mention the sound to move the enemy, even if there is a light in each house, it is equivalent to giving a signal to the enemy at night, it is difficult to let the people evacuate, they are reluctant to give up any property in the house, even if it is a spatula, they want to take it away.

Xu San was silent for a while, looked around and said: "Brothers, let's come out today, saying that we are fighting with our lives, but after all, our strong class is an official errand, and our duty is to ensure the safety of one party. I thought, let's not bury gunpowder today, when the enemy comes, we will fight with them with our lives, and if we can't fight, we will die here, so that when the neighbors see our corpse at dawn, they will also give us a thumbs up, and praise us! ”

The officials listened quietly.

The yellow camel stomped his feet and scolded: "Xu San, you are really not a thing, my yellow camel is also a Xiushui person...... Yes, do as you say. ”

At this time, the door of a house along the street "creaked" open.

A white-haired old man, supported by two prime of life, walked out of the door and walked towards the officials, "But you Xu San'er on the other side?" ”

Xu San hurriedly greeted him and said, "It's the chief, why did you come out?" ”

In the fourteenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the edict decreed that ten households should be A, and one hundred and ten households should be the li, and there would be more food, that is, the family would be more than the long, so most of them would be the elderly, and there would be many children and grandchildren in the family, and the patriarch would generally serve as the patriarch.

This old man is the patriarch of the Xu clan in Xiushui, and speaking of which, he and Xu San also have a relationship that can be beaten with eight poles.

Lao Er pointed at Xu San tremblingly and scolded: "This is crackling in the first half of the night, crackling in the second half of the night, and seeing that it is time, it is still chattering outside...... Still don't let people live in peace? Just a few of you boys, you know that you are tossing around blindly all day long, and you really can't expect you to get things done. ”

Xu San and the yellow camel hurriedly went up to help.

Lao Er pointed to the yellow camel and said, "Little camel, aren't you locked up all over the house, why did you come out of prison?" Dare to make a fuss tonight, it's your kid who escaped from prison, right? ”

The yellow camel hurriedly said: "Captain, you watched my yellow camel grow up, I killed Zheng Rong, it was forced...... I didn't escape from prison, Master Jiang let me out, if you don't believe it, you can ask Xu San...... And them. ”

Xu San nodded and said: "That's right, today's incident is that Zheng Youde, the prefect of the county, colluded with the Qing court to plot rebellion, and blocked the prince and the prefect Ma Daren outside the west gate...... Chief, I don't have time to talk to you more, but after today, you will naturally understand everything...... Go home first, and tell your family to stay away from the street. ”