More than 20 horsemen led by Xu Ying and Xie Qingyuan galloped along the trail towards the dead willow trees, the team was led by two cavalrymen with emergency lights, and the two county officials rode their horses closely to the side to point the way, Xu Ying's horse followed behind the leading cavalry, and on her right rear side, following Xie Qingyuan unhurriedly.

Xu Ying's equestrian skills were still worse than those of these mounted sergeants, and Xie Qingyuan used his horse speed to control the large army that followed closely behind, preventing them from surpassing Xu Ying. Along the way, Xie Qingyuan's eyes fell on the AN/PRC-155 individual radio station on Xu Ying's back from time to time, and the small box with a flexible rod-like antenna stretched made him very puzzled.

"General, we have arrived at the ...... of the withered willow tree" Xie Qingyuan heard Xu Ying speak loudly, and the object of the speech seemed to be Yang Ming, but how could this be?

"They are two miles away from you on the way from the withered willow tree to the Qigan Bridge...... Yang Ming's voice was transmitted to Xu Ying through the headset, and Xie Qingyuan couldn't hear the sound.

"Go to the Paint Bridge!" Xu Ying shouted loudly at the sergeant and catcher in front of her.

The two catchers immediately pointed the way, and the whole team galloped towards the target under the guidance of emergency lights.

The mule cart passed a pothole in the road, and the body limped violently, and the curtain at the rear of the carriage shook a crack, and a cold air swept in. Xiao Cui shrunk her collar, and through the gap in the curtain, she saw a ray of white light flickering in the darkness in the distance, in this era, this kind of cold white light could not be possessed by anyone except Yang Ming.

They're after it! Xiao Cui couldn't help but shudder. How is this possible? It's been more than two hours since the car left the city, half of the time it's been at night, and they haven't met anyone on the road, how do they know their whereabouts? Xiao Cui thought quickly in her heart, she couldn't help but think of the wonderful light that Yang Ming came from a distance and held in his hand that night when she was spying on the cannon in the backyard of the General's Mansion. At that time, she flashed into the darkness and tried to escape, but she couldn't see the way, and after running a few steps, she couldn't continue to escape, so she could only be captured. That time, she deceived Yang Ming with a made-up reason, and even Yang Ming asked her to use that kind of light to help illuminate it, but this time, can she be so lucky again?

The white light behind became more and more conspicuous, and the sound of rolling horses' hooves gradually became clearer. The two mule carts stopped in horror, the handlebars looked at each other, their faces full of fear, the sound of the horses' hooves chasing this night, was it a robber? Or is it the Houjin Army?

The shopkeeper jumped out of the car with the package containing the account book, and the others followed suit.

"Men of the car, you drive the car and keep going...... "The shopkeeper commanded in a loud voice, "the others, follow me this way!" ”

A few handlebar shapers stared at each other blankly, not knowing whether to carry out the orders of the king's treasurer, they were only hired to drive the car, and they were not guilty of dying for the sake of their employers.

"If it is a strong man, give them the money from the chariots. If it weren't for the strongman, the silver in the car ...... Rewards! The shopkeeper cheered up the handlebar stylers.

The whip whipped at the mule and horses in the trailer, and the mule cart was lighter because it was less manned, and the handlebar men drove the cart on.

In the LCD screen of the controller, Yang Ming saw more than 20 horses galloping to the east, the infrared images of horses and people were shining, and the two emergency lights in front of the team were bright, but the light emitted was mainly in the band visible to the human eye, and the infrared radiation was very small, unlike the torches of the mule cart in front of them to suppress the portrait signal.

A few hundred meters in front of this group of cavalry, two mule carts started again, a little faster than before, but all the people on the mule carts got out of the carts, and they crossed the official road and ran towards the fields to the north.

"Xu Ying, they are less than a mile ahead of you, there is ...... Eight men got out of the car and ran into the fields to the north. Yang Ming saw that the eight people were running in the field in panic, and some people stepped on a cave or ravine because they couldn't see the ground under their feet clearly in the dark, and fell to the ground, and quickly struggled to get up and continued to run forward.

"In front, the spotlight shines! ......" Xu Ying commanded loudly as she galloped on horseback.

The emergency lights switched from projection mode to spotlight mode, and oval-shaped spots of light swept back and forth on the road ahead, and finally, the shadow of a mule cart appeared in the spot of light a few hundred meters away.

"Brothers, follow me!" Xie Qingyuan shouted angrily, his legs clamped, and the horse accelerated and rushed forward. More than 20 horsemen behind him also accelerated with him, overtook Xu Ying's horse, and rushed towards the direction of the mule cart together with the sergeant with the lantern in front of him.

"The front is to the left, and the people are in the fields to the north......," Xu Ying shouted anxiously in the back.

The cavalry divided into two groups, one continuing to pursue the mule cart, while the other turned left and rushed into the field.

"A little to the right, ...... in front," Xu Ying shouted loudly following behind the cavalry and following Yang Ming's instructions on the radio.

The horses' hooves rushed through the solid fields in winter, the emergency lights were shooting far and near, and under the cold white light, the people lying in the fields were arrested one by one.

"How many have you caught?" Yang Ming asked Xu Ying on the radio.

"Seven!" Xu Ying replied.

"There should be another ......" Yang Ming searched carefully in the LCD screen, in the picture, seven figures have been caught by the cavalry, but there is one that cannot be found.

"What the hell...... Yang Ming muttered, and suddenly shouted again, "Xu Ying, see if there is a haystack nearby......"

Yang Ming judged that the other party was hiding in some kind of environment that could block infrared rays, and in this wilderness, it could only be something like a haystack.

There is no need for Xu Ying to speak, the experienced catchers are already searching, the emergency lights are shining everywhere, and a pile of wheat straw more than one zhang high appears in front, and the two catchers run over and play with the wheat straw with the iron ruler in their hands.

"Come out!" The catchers shouted loudly and pulled out the slender figure hiding in the straw pile, and the cold white light of the emergency light shone on the woman's face, her hair was stained with messy wheat straw, and her delicate face had a frightened expression.

Xu Ying slowly stepped forward, "Little Cui girl......" she gently called the frightened woman.

On the screen of the drone controller, the battery level indicator began to flash as a warning. Although the distance of the target in a straight line is only more than 20 miles, the previous zigzag path back and forth search flight consumes a lot of electricity, and the storage power of the lithium-sulfur battery in the aircraft is almost exhausted.

"Xu Ying, you pick up the plane back......" Yang Ming controlled the drone and began to land, "Turn around, in the sky in front of you." ”

Yang Ming saw that the delicate figure with a single soldier radio on his back jumped off the horse, took the emergency light in the sergeant's hand, and raised his head to shine at the sky. The cold white light emitted by the emergency light almost does not contain infrared, but the emergency light itself is a little heated because of the long-term work, and the image displayed on the LCD screen shows that the lamp body is shining in Xu Ying's hand.

In the white pillar of light shooting into the sky, Xu Ying saw a big bird with wings spread slowly flying towards her, getting closer and closer, and the buzzing sound of the motor could be faintly heard. Suddenly, the motor turned off, the hum disappeared, and the plane lost power, quickly sank, gliding and landing in front of itself.

"If the plane breaks into a few pieces, remember to pick them all up, don't drop things......" In the headphones, Yang Mingchun advised.

The fuselage of the RQ-11B "Big Crow" UAV is made of Kevlar fiber, which has high toughness, and it doesn't matter if it is bumped and disintegrated when landing, just like the previous Nokia mobile phone, a few pieces are dropped, it is not broken, and it is used as usual.

In the lobby of the General's Mansion, several emergency lights illuminated the room, Yang Ming and Zhao Zhixian sat in the upper position, Liu Bixian and Fan Tongzhou served left and right, and the cadres who knelt down in the hall and caught them back, there was no Xiaocui, but there were more team leaders in the county prison.

The facts are all there, these people were recruited without using torture, and now they are waiting for Yang Ming and Zhao Zhixian to fall.

"After the gold is finely made, it should be cut according to the law." Yang Ming said coldly.

The faces of the kneeling people at the bottom were like ashes, and their bodies trembled.

"But General Ben is forgiving, and will give you a way out."

Yang Ming stared at the shopkeeper Wang, "Shopkeeper Wang, take your people back to the silk village, don't play any tricks." ”

Yang Ming originally wanted to say that they should all be locked up in the county jail, but with the environment of the county jail he saw today, it was indeed not a place for people to stay. Yang Ming didn't want to get on the same page with the Jin merchants, the Jin merchants pursued profits, since they could be used by Huang Taiji, they could naturally be used for themselves, and his future business development, if there was the assistance of the Jin merchants, it would save a lot of trouble.

"Let your owner come to see me, if I can satisfy General Ben, not only will I not kill you, but your shop can also be preserved."

"Little thank you for the general's grace...... "The king's shopkeeper kowtowed like pounding garlic, "The little owner will definitely thank the general again......"

"Lord Zhao, this prison squad leader who seeks money and kills, please take it back and punish it according to the law." Yang Ming turned his head and said to Zhao Zhixian, who was sitting next to him.

That Zhao Zhixian had a straight face, staring at the prison squad kneeling on the ground with heavy eyes, and didn't say a word.

In the flower hall behind the lobby, Xu Ying looked at Xiao Cui who was kneeling on the ground, with a complicated look in her eyes.

Xu Ying has always had a good impression of Xiaocui, this girl looks honest, doesn't talk much, and serves carefully and diligently, but I really didn't expect it to be Houjin's meticulous work.

"Xiaocui, I believe you were forced...... Xu Ying said thoughtfully, "as long as you reform your ways, I will persuade the general to give you a chance......"

"Young grandma, the whole family of the slave maid is the slave of the Tong family, and it is the ...... that Tong Yunqiu brought the slave and maid into" Xiao Cui lowered her head and said, tears falling uncontrollably.

Tong is a big surname in Liaodong, according to records, "During the Northern Yan period, Tong Wan of Liaodong was famous for his articles." "Whether this Tong clan is a Sinicized Jurchen, or a Jurchen Han, or both, there are various theories.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Tong clan was even more prominent in Liaodong, and the Tong clan served as officials and generals, including the general Tong Deng, the general Tong Yu, the commander Tong Xun, the Guan Tun Tong Pei, the bureau to capture Tong Qifeng, and Tong Henian; Those who should be examined include Tong Zhen, Tong Yinglong, Tong Wei, Tong Xian, Tong Pei, and Tong Deng; Those who served as Jurchen messengers included Tong Yin, Tong Ming, and Tong Kai; In the war of Renzhen's aid to Korea, there were Tong Yangzhen, deputy commander-in-chief of Kuandian Fort, Tong Yangzhong, a staff general, and Tong Outline, who died in battle.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was also a Tong Yangxing, who was originally a businessman in Fushun, and his family was very close to Nurhachi, and one of the clan's daughters, Tong Jia Hahanazhaqing, married Nurhachi as his wife. As early as when Nurhachi had not yet established the country, Tong Yangxing tried to take refuge in him, but was discovered by the officials of the Ming Dynasty and imprisoned. In the forty-second year of Wanli (1614), Guo Guangfu, the governor of Liaodong, deliberately released Tong Yangxing in order to control Nurhachi, and let him go to Jianzhou as a spy.

Later, Nurhachi established Houjin, and in the third year of the Mandate of Heaven (1618), he raised troops to attack the Ming Dynasty and occupied Fushun. Nurhachi married his granddaughter (Abai's daughter) to Tong Yangxing, called "Shi Wuli Forehead", and awarded a third-class male. The Ming Dynasty compared him to Li Yongfang as two first-class traitors (before Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi, the three more heavyweight "Three Shun Kings" appeared).

"Tong Yunqiu?" Xu Ying's face showed a little anger, "I've seen that I will be subdued by the general in a few days......"

After finishing the matter, it was already the second half of the night, sending Zhao Zhixian, Fan Tongzhou and others away, Liu Bixian sent Yang Ming and Xu Ying into the weeping flower door, and the three of them talked while walking.

"General, the student neglected to supervise and almost missed the general's big event." Liu Bixian said ashamedly, "The student really has a guilty conscience, and he should ask the general for punishment......

Yang Ming waved his hand, "Mr. Liu doesn't have to blame himself, he doesn't blame Mr. for this matter, only those Hou Jin are too cunning." ”

"It's late at night, sir, go back and rest." Yang Ming stepped up the steps of the Hanging Flower Gate, turned back and said to Liu Bixian.

Liu Bixian sighed lightly and gave Yang Ming a deep sigh.

"Xu Ying, I've worked hard for you today." Entering the Hanging Flower Gate, Yang Ming put his arm around Xu Ying's waist and kissed her on the face, not caring about the existence of Zhang's second sister-in-law who was carrying a lantern in front of her.

"Slaves don't work hard." Xu Ying was still immersed in the excitement of the pursuit, "It's a pity that those guys didn't resist, and the slave's gun didn't work ......"

"If you have a sharp weapon, you will have a murderous intent...... and people should kill less." Yang Ming said to Xu Ying with a smile.

"General, you are too lenient...... Xu Ying sighed and said quietly.

Yang Ming said twice, and kissed Xu Ying on the face, "Xu Ying, go to your West Wing tonight to ......"

Staying in the West Wing for two consecutive nights, Xu Ying couldn't help but feel overjoyed, but her face was a little coquettish, and she spat, "Who is rare, you look for that Tong Yunqiu to ......"

"Tong Yunqiu? Who is it? Yang Ming asked strangely.

Liu Bixian sent Yang Ming and Xu Ying into the Hanging Flower Gate, and when he returned, he sighed in his heart along the way, bypassing the public house in the front row of the west wing of the front yard, and came to the door of the suite where he lived, but saw that the door was empty and the room was burning with candlelight.

His heart moved, he stretched out his hand to push open the door, stepped into the outer room, and saw that under the candlelight, Xiaocui's slender figure was kneeling on the ground, his eyebrows and eyes were lowered, and his body was trembling slightly.

Looking at the kneeling woman on the ground for a long time, Liu Bixian let out a long sigh.

"Take the silver on the bed and cut some clothes." Liu Bixian stepped into the inner room and closed the door.