From the moment he decided to establish a rear base in the southwest, Hu Biao was ready to fight against the local snakes. The more remote and backward the place, the easier it is to breed the existence of the 'soil emperor', and if it is not cleared, it will be difficult to govern the land.

Since Xilong has been chosen as the rear base, Hu Biao must eradicate the original old forces. The use of force is inevitable, but it will inevitably lose the hearts and minds of the people. Only by finding the right reasons can people be convinced.

If Zhou Shuo and his entourage cooperate obediently, Hu Biao will not be able to find a chance to start. Now that Zhou Shuo and his entourage are actively looking for death, how can Hu Biao not make a move. The crime is clear, and even Li and Bai can't find any reason.

Even Hu Biao believed that as long as he informed Zhou Shuo and his party of the crimes, Li and Bai would be grateful to Hu Biao. Under the rule, officials and businessmen colluded to grow forbidden tobacco, and spread it out, how would others view the Gui family?

From the moment he entered the city, Hu Biao raised his vigilance against the original forces of Xilong. First of all, disperse the reconnaissance detachment and monitor the movements around Shillong to ensure that the enemy is expected to take the opportunity first and not catch the opponent by surprise.

Secondly, the people brought were divided into two teams, light and dark, one team was headed by Qin Tianyou, as the bright force to take over the city defense, deterring Zhou Shuo and others, so that they did not dare to act rashly, so as to ensure the smooth transition of the new and old forces.

The remaining task force company hid in the shadows in the form of a caravan escort, paralyzing the vigilance of Zhou Shuo and his party, making them feel that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so that they could take a risky move. As long as the other party makes a move, Hu Biao has a reason to fight back.

When Xu Wang and Zhou Shuo went out of the city, the reconnaissance team secretly monitored everything. According to Hu Biao's combat arrangement, Qin Tianyou, who took over the security regiment, still sent people to carry out guard patrols outside the city according to the old rules.

In this way, there are not many people left in the barracks, which also makes Xu Wang and others feel that there is an opportunity. The problem is that Xu Wang overestimated his prestige and felt that those subordinates would not dare to betray. Unfortunately, his subordinates have chosen to betray.

The subordinates sent to the barracks were controlled as soon as they entered the barracks. After some reprimand, the subordinates happily explained everything. As planned, Qin Tianyou picked some people from the team and mixed them in the team out of the camp.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of poor vision at night, the defenseless Xu Wang and his party were controlled. As for the ordinary soldiers of the security regiment, they themselves complained a lot about Xu Wang, and now that they saw that Qin Tianyou was more kind, they were naturally willing to cooperate.

After controlling Xu Wang, looking at the open box, Qin Tianyou sneered: "Head Xu, you have a hand!" If I'm not mistaken, these weapons and ammunition are the equipment for the security regiment, right? Greedy for military resources, this crime is not small! ”

"Humph! You're going to kill me! I won't say anything! ”

"Don't worry! If I really wanted your life, would you still be alive until now? I know you're not reconciled and feel like you still have a chance to pull the bill. So, I'm going to invite you to watch a show, a big drama of encircling and suppressing thousands of bandits! ”

"What? How do you know? Who is it? Who betrayed me? ”

Hearing what Qin Tianyou said, Xu Wang was suddenly shocked, and felt that among those subordinates who were full of shame, someone should have betrayed him. Facing Xu Wang's angry inquiry, Qin Tianyou sneered: "Idiot! I still don't know where to lose! ”

Knowing that there was still a tough battle to be fought next, Qin Tianyou didn't want to waste too much time here. After letting Xu Wang control and collect all the weapons brought into the city, Qin Tianyou ordered all the officers and soldiers of the security regiment to return to the camp to rest.

Finding a few officers who chose to take refuge, Qin Tianyou said with a calm expression: "You have made the right choice!" As long as you sincerely take refuge and do things seriously in the future, obey orders and listen to commands, I will not treat you badly.

Next, I will go to the gates of the city to direct the battle, and you must pacify the soldiers in the battalion so that they do not move around freely. On the barracks side, I arranged for the sentry. If someone takes advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, the sentinels will also shoot and suppress it! ”

Originally, it was suggested that some men could be selected from the security corps to be used as a force for tonight's defense. But after some consideration, Hu Biao felt that it was more appropriate to respond to the battle with his own strength, and he didn't want to make any more extraneous branches.

Even at this moment, the officers and soldiers of these security regiments seem to be very obedient. But if you really want to put weapons and ammunition in their hands, who can guarantee that they will not fight back? What's more, the soldiers of these security regiments have extremely limited combat effectiveness.

Really pulled them to a defensive position, facing the onslaught of thousands of bandits, these soldiers with average psychological quality are afraid that they will soon collapse. When the time comes, it will affect the deployment of the second company of the task force, so it's better not to!

In the face of Qin Tianyou's outspoken threat, an officer soon said, "Sir, can you let us participate in the defense?" We promise to follow orders, there are a lot of bandits coming tonight. If you really want them to rush into the city, I'm afraid it's going to be troublesome! ”

"It's just a rabble, and they want to attack the defenses I have laid out. Rest assured, just relax and stay in the barracks and wait for the news of victory. After tonight, I believe that no one will dare to invade Shillong again, and your good days will come soon! ”

Leaving such a remark, Qin Tianyou didn't say anything more, leaving some hands to be responsible for the safety of the barracks. When Qin Tianyou appeared at the gate of the city, Hu Biao, who had already changed into his official uniform, stared at the night outside the city with a calm face.

Seeing this scene, Qin Tianyou also smiled and said, "Boss, this dress is very suitable for you!" ”

"That's it! Settled in the barracks? ”

"That's it! I've told the people in the camp not to wander around. If they don't obey, the sentry will tell them that the consequences of disobedience are serious. What about the pillars of them? ”

"It's already in place! As soon as our side starts, they will follow the back path of the bandits. Remember, all the bandits who appear outside the city tonight must be wiped out. Kill the big and let go of the small, anyway, we need a lot of coolies in the back. ”

"Understood! So I did it? ”

"Good!"

With Hu Biao's permission, Qin Tianyou immediately said: "Let people release guns outside the barracks, and try to make the movement bigger." Patrol team, pay attention to remind the people in the city, let them stay at home, do not go out and walk around at will to avoid accidental injury. ”

"Yes!"

The thousands of bandits who were already lurking outside the city were quietly watching the small county town not far away. For these bandits, they are also looking forward to robbing the city after breaking it, and there are not many opportunities to loot the county!

Just a few bandit bosses stayed by Zhou Shuo's side and asked, "Zhou Xianzun, when will your people do it?" According to what I mean, there are so many of us, and when we stab at us, those soldiers can't stop it at all. ”

"Master Wu, since you are in such a hurry, how about waiting for your men to take the lead?"

One of the big bosses was very unkindly sarcastic. Even if there are many of them, the hundreds of elites under Qin Tianyou are still not easy to deal with. If they are not careful, they will also lose a lot of manpower.

Now that Zhou Shuo's men are attracting firepower in the city, they are naturally happy to save some effort. After all, most of the subordinates who brought Shillong this time are the elite of these big bosses. If the loss is too great, they will also feel that the gain outweighs the loss.

For them, the bandits who occupy the mountains and kings, in addition to having money and guns, they are also indispensable for manpower. Rather than recruiting new people, they prefer to manage experienced subordinates. I also feel more handy when I command.

Knowing that most of the invited bandit bosses didn't deal with it much in private, and he was worried that there would be any more conflicts, Zhou Shuo also hurriedly said: "Everyone, for now, let's back down a little!" When the county seat is laid, it's not too late to talk about anything! ”

Originally, according to Zhou Shuo's meaning, he didn't want bandits to ransack the county seat. But these bandit bosses all felt that they had to send so many people to have a suitable return. Otherwise, how can you explain it to your subordinates?

On the one hand, they raised the price, and on the other hand, they let these bandits loot the people in the county. Considering his own money bag, Zhou Shuo finally acquiesced to the destruction of the city and let the bandits loot the people. However, he also demanded that the bandits not kill people.

If everyone is killed, even if he becomes a county official again, what is the use? What's more, if the matter is too big, it is definitely not a good thing for these bandits. really provoked the encirclement and suppression of the Gui army, and these bandits would definitely not be able to get any benefits.

Just when Zhou Shuo was also anxiously looking at the direction where the security group was, there were suddenly messy gunshots in the night sky, as well as shouts of killing from time to time. Seeing this scene, Zhou Shuo and the big bosses suddenly felt happy.

"Zhou Xianzun, it's almost time to do it! You see, the soldiers guarding the gates of the city have already fled back to the city in a panic! ”

"Good! Ladies and gentlemen, don't forget our agreement. Break the county seat, kill officials and make a fortune! ”

With Zhou Shuo nodding, several bandits were in charge, and then ordered: "Brothers, rush!" Kill into Shillong City, rush! ”

Limited to the lack of vision at night, these bandits who were hiding from a distance to watch were not very clear about the situation at the city gate. Although some people saw the patrolling soldiers returning to the city, they did not know that several machine gun positions had been piled up at the city gate.

Standing at the gate of the city, looking at the crazy waves of people, Hu Biao said very calmly: "Five rapid shots to provide a little light for the defending brothers." Tonight, I'm afraid that there will be a river of blood outside Shillong! ”

The gunfire continued in the city, followed by the shouts of a large number of bandits outside the city. Many people who were awakened by the sound of gunfire were also panicked and did not know whether to flee or not. At this moment, an emin from the patrol team shouted from outside the house.

It is unclear what the situation is in and out of the city, but many people end up staying at home and waiting for the exchange of fire to end. At this time, looking at the bandit team that was rushing up, the artillery team that had been waiting for a long time immediately fired the shells.

Eight mortars, aimed at the bandits pouring out of the city, smashed eight shells down. The bandits who were desperately charging, looking at the firelight from the city gate and the cannonballs rising in the air, many bandits said with shocked faces: "Cannonballs? ”

For these bandits who have been in the jungle for many years, there are not many opportunities to see artillery. Even if some bandits realized that this was shelling and tried to react, it was already too late, and the shells smashed into the charging team in an instant!