The night has passed halfway, but the hall is still brightly lit, although Sun Tu and his subordinates are drunk, but no one has the slightest sleepiness at this time, but all of them are excited, just because of the good news from Qingzhou, Lin Chong and they really lived up to Sun Tu's trust, not only defended the city, but also hit the Liangshan thieves who tried to take advantage of the situation.

After reading the good news delivered urgently, Sun Tu's face smiled even more, and while handing over the battle report to the people around him, he said with a smile: "The little thought of the Liangshan thieves really did not surprise us, they not only sent troops to attack the city, but also repeated the old tricks, planning to use the means of attacking the Daimyo's Mansion and Jiangzhou City to meet the inside and outside. But this time, they made the wrong decision, and stealing chickens and rice was not successful. ”

Everyone quickly circulated this battle report, and cheerful laughter continued to sound in the hall: "These thieves are also exhausted in this way, every time they think that they can sneak into the city and wreak havoc, and they don't want to think that our Qingzhou is comparable to other cities?" Mo said that they put in more than 100 people at once, but only a dozen or so guys who didn't know their origin suddenly appeared, which was enough to alert the brothers. ”

"Yes, this time it is also thanks to Shi Qian's vigilance that they are sufficient, so in real terms, half of the credit should be attributed to the brothers in the scout camp brought by Shi Qian." Sun Tu said, and all kinds of battles and calculations inside and outside Qingzhou a few days ago had already appeared in his mind-

Since Sun Tu led the army to leave on September 13, Lin Chong and others, who were ordered to stay in the city, did not dare to slack off in the slightest, the patrol in the city was much stricter than before, not to mention, the city gates also planted eyeliners, only staring at the suspicious whereabouts of outsiders, and it was Shi Qian and his subordinates who were in charge of this stall.

As an old thief who has been wandering the rivers and lakes for many years, always doing some stealing chickens and dogs, Shi Qian really knows the habits and style of these guys too well, so when he heard that a team of merchants selling dates was staying in the Li Jiajiao shop in the south of the city, he was almost sure that they were coming from the wrong way.

"Brother Shi asserts that they have a problem, but is there any evidence?" When Qian then asked Lin Chong to lead troops to round up these thieves, the latter still asked a question for the sake of safety.

"It's very simple, we also produce dates locally in Qingzhou, how can there be a reason for foreign merchants to sell dates to us, and they can't be killed? So they sell dates just in disguise, and it's true that they sneaked into my Qingzhou City. Shi Qian said with a smile: "Moreover, the Li family's foot shop is not cheap, how can it cost hundreds of dollars to stay for one night, for businessmen who are away from home, this cost is too big." The only explanation is that it is quieter and less likely to be seen than other foot inns. Shi Qian immediately said several flaws of the other party, a choice that seemed ordinary to others, but in the eyes of him, the old Jianghu was completely flawed.

These words were immediately recognized by everyone present, and even Huang Wenbing nodded and praised: "General Shi is really careful, no wonder he will be entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the capital supervisor." Then do as you want, and we'll send someone to arrest these thieves tonight. ”

"Wait." Wu Song spoke at this time: "I always feel that things are a little too simple, this is related to victory or defeat, will they be so casual?" And made such a big mistake. "What do you mean?" Lin Chong also attached great importance to the statement of Wu Song, who also had a lot of experience in the rivers and lakes, and immediately asked solemnly.

"Do you think they deliberately exposed the flaws to cover up the group of people who really want to make trouble in my Qingzhou? Otherwise, just relying on those dozen guys, I'm afraid it will be impossible to mess with the hearts of my Qingzhou people. Wu Song obviously looked deeper and expressed his concerns.

Shi Qian didn't feel unhappy because the other party objected to his opinion, and he frowned when he heard the words: "Second Brother Wu's words really make me feel a little unsure. The Liangshan thieves have acted very carefully in the past, and this time they actually showed such a big flaw, it is indeed not like what they did. They should know very well what the situation is in Qingzhou, and they will never be so rash. ”

"So these date sellers are just a façade to reassure us. Maybe the elite of the Liangshan bandits will enter the city after we take them down, or maybe their people are already hiding in the city, just waiting for us to be fooled. Wu Song expressed his speculation, "So it is necessary to find other spies who may be hiding in the city to ensure the safety of the city." ”

"If there were such people, where would they hide? Nowadays, although there are some customers in those foot shop inns, they are all scattered, but there is no problem with it. Huang Wenbing glanced at the official document in hand. These days, the city has long been monolithic, and anyone who temporarily enters Qingzhou will be recorded and reported to him in time. Even if it is indeed a bit troublesome to do this, those innkeepers dare not relax a little, after all, it is related to the safety of the entire Qingzhou City.

Shi Qian frowned deeply at this time: "The Liangshan thieves will definitely be extra careful this time, after all, as long as they break my Qingzhou City, they will be able to make a big gain, not only the money and food in the city, but also the psychological advantage of the capital eunuch." What would I do if it were to hide from everyone in the city, especially the people in the government......"

Seeing that he was thinking deeply, the others didn't dare to disturb it, so they could only think about other possibilities. After a while, Shi Qian slapped his thigh and said, "I thought that it would be more convenient for Tibetans and less noticeable to simply buy a house in the city than to live in a hotel!" And the cost of buying a house in my Qingzhou is nothing to the Liangshan thieves. ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all nodded yes, "Yes, this is indeed a safer approach, and we have never paid attention to this before." ”

"Then check, go to the tooth shops to find out the records of the recent purchase and sale of the house, this should not be hidden." As Huang Wenbing spoke, he immediately called the people in the yamen and asked them to immediately call the relevant people from several dental shops in the city to the yamen.

After this busy work, it was not until dusk that everyone finally locked on two suspicious targets. The two houses have been sold in the past half a month, although they belong to two dental shops, but the houses are located in the south of the city, and they are only half a street away from the Li family's shop.

With so many coincidences put together, if there is no problem with the people in these two houses, I am afraid that no one will dare to believe it. After confirming the information, Wu Song advocated that people should be sent to wipe out all these guys immediately and get rid of the hidden dangers in the city.

But at this time, Huang Wenbing put forward a new idea: "A few generals, please be calm and not impatient, although taking people now can avoid future troubles, but it may not be the most beneficial for us." What we have to do here is not only to find out these spies who have infiltrated the city, but to help the capital guard Qingzhou and defeat the Liangshan thieves who came to attack. Now I am in a hurry to make a move, if the news leaks, then it will be difficult to say what will happen next. ”

"What does Huang Zhifu mean to put a long line to catch big fish? But isn't that too risky? Lin Chong, who was steady and conservative by nature, said unconsciously with some concerns: "After all, they are murderers who have killed countless people, and if one of them is not good, they will cause chaos in the city." ”

"This Lin Sect Leader doesn't have to worry, as long as I know their identities, my brothers will definitely be able to stare them to death. Unless these thieves can fly away, don't think about causing any trouble in the city! Shi Qian said with a smile: "And I think that Huang Zhifu's idea is very good, just arresting them like this can't show our means, we should take this opportunity to turn around and calculate the Liangshan thieves, so that they will not dare to offend my Qingzhou in the future, and they can revenge last year's revenge!" ”

Hearing him mention last year's events, everyone's faces showed resentment. At the beginning, because of Hormer's blind command, coupled with the geographical advantage of the Liangshan army, the Qingzhou army suffered heavy casualties, and this breath is still held in their hearts today.

Wu Song said even more bluntly: "That's right, Sun Dujian didn't leave us here to be turtles with shrunken heads, but to defend the city." If we want to do it, we will make the Liangshan thieves pay a great price and completely scare them. Since there is such an opportunity, it must not be missed. ”

Several people at the scene almost unanimously agreed with Huang Wenbing's proposal, and Lin Chong naturally didn't insist anymore, so he nodded and said, "Then do it according to Huang Governor's will." However, the stakes are so high that there must be no negligence. Naturally, this was said to Shi Qian.

Shi Qian smiled knowingly: "Don't worry, now that they have been found, these people don't want to escape from our palms." ”

When the government had settled everything, a man in ordinary clothes had quietly entered a mansion in the south of the city that was being targeted through the side door. He thought he was unaware of the ghosts, but he didn't know that all his actions had fallen into the eyes of Shi Qian's eyes.

After entering the house, he met a fat man with a kind smile: "Leader Zhu, is everything normal in the city?" ”

"Of course, not only our brothers here, but also the brothers in the foot shop over there are safe now. It seems that Qingzhou's defense is not very strict now, which should be related to the fact that Sun Tu has led the main force to Dongping. ”

"That's good, Lu Yuanwai has already led the army from the cottage, and in less than five days, the army will appear outside the city. At that time, we should cooperate with the outside and we will be able to take Qingzhou. As he spoke, he laughed with the Zhu leader in front of him.

It's just that what they don't know is that at the same time, there are still a group of people who are also laughing, but they have already made a comprehensive strategy, just waiting for Huang Wenbing and Lin Chong, who are included in the Liangshan thieves.

An open and secret battle was staged in Qingzhou.