The next day, as soon as Yuan Zhai's rooster crowed, and the east saw white, Yuan Baozhong tied Su Yu to the turret at the main gate of Yuan Zhai and shouted: "I have captured your leader, you go out of the city and surrender quickly, I can also intercede with the government and spare you from death!" Otherwise, I'll behead them first and see them on their heads!" ”

After a while, a white flag was really set up on the turret of the main gate of Yuan Zhai, the banner swayed in the wind, and the heavy gate of the village was opened with a "squeak", Yuan Baozhong thought that the thieves in the village had given up resistance, and rode a few steps forward, ready to lead people into the village to surrender.

As soon as he walked to the moat half a mile away from the walled gate, "boom, boom", a few thunderous cannons sounded around Yuan Baozhong. The pungent smell of medicine wafted through the air. Yuan Baozhong was careless for a while, caught off guard, stunned by the shell, and fell off his horse. Song Xiaofei next to him hurriedly led people to rush forward and helped Yuan Baozhong up, Yuan Baozhong's face was pale, he vomited blood, and passed out.

It turned out that Wang Tingli heard that Su Yu was going to exchange Mrs. Guo for Su Yun last night, so he discussed with his henchmen overnight, wanting to abolish Su Yu's deputy helmsman and lead the Twist Army to break through, but he didn't expect Su Yu to be arrested in the second half of the night, so he temporarily took over the Twist Army in Yuan Zhai. Seeing Yuan Baozhong's provocation, Wang Tingli pretended to negotiate peace, but secretly commanded the cannonball.

Wang Tingli stood on the turret, saw Yuan Baozhong fall off his horse, thought that he had been killed, couldn't help but applaud, and led a group of twisted troops in the village to rush out, wanting to forcibly break through, but soon, was repelled by more than a thousand heavily armed townsmen outside, both sides were killed and wounded, and the water of the moat of Yuan Zhai was stained red with red blood.

Seeing that it was not possible to break through the siege, Wang Tingli sent people to escort more than 70 members of the Yuan family to the main gate turret, and said cruelly, "Before three o'clock in the afternoon today, if the siege of Yuan Zhai is not lifted, all the hostages of the Yuan family will be beheaded!" ”

The reason why it was chosen at three o'clock in the afternoon was because Wang Tingzhen's family of more than 20 people was also beheaded by the executioners of the imperial court at three o'clock in the afternoon fifteen years ago.

Hearing Wang Tingli say that the Yuan family would be beheaded at three o'clock in the afternoon, Song Xiaofei hurriedly rushed to the front line of Yuan Zhai, facing the moat and the Yuan Village defended by six turrets, he was also at a loss: it was difficult to succeed in a sneak attack at night, and now in broad daylight, there was no red-coated artillery, and there was no way to attack it easily.

Song Xiaofei was scratching his head and scratching his head in a hurry, a team of Qing soldiers and horses drove towards Yuan Zhai, about 1,000 people, led by the military attache under a high-headed horse with a red jujube in his crotch, wearing a tiger armor and holding a war knife. More than a dozen soldiers with foreign guns in their hands trotted all the way, following Wang Shoujian's horse's buttocks, followed by four red-coated cannons.

After Song Xiao ran away last night, Wu Youlan grabbed Wang Shoujian and persuaded: "Lord Wang, it is the next policy not to save when you see death, after all, the Yuan family is a famous family in Xiangcheng, especially the old lady Guo is highly respected, and the second lady is the second lady, in the Xianfeng and Tongzhi dynasties, the emperor has rewarded her with the imperial book plaque, red sandalwood, jade Ruyi four times, and also gave her a longevity, in case the court knows that you are not effective in suppressing bandits and causing her to have an accident, the consequences are unimaginable." ”

Wang Shoujian rushed to Yuan Zhai, slapped his thigh, and ordered his soldiers to set up a red-coated cannon in each of the four directions of the southeast, northwest, and prepare to storm Yuan Zhai.

Song Xiaofei hurriedly brought more than 100 villagers to step forward to block the muzzle of the red-clothed cannon and stop the attack: "Lord Wang, more than 70 members of the Yuan family's family are on the turret, and they can't attack now." ”

"Get out of the way! This official has killed countless thieves, and the flowers on his top are all dyed red with blood, how can you teach me how to suppress thieves? ”

Song Xiaofei said: "If you want to attack, unless you kill us first!" ”

"You think I wouldn't dare?" Wang Shoujian drew his saber and was about to cut people.

Wu Youlan stepped forward to stop Wang Shoujian and asked Song Xiaofei, "What do you have in mind?" Is it really to lift the siege and let the thieves go? ”

Wang Shoujian sneered: "This is absolutely impossible! The court blamed me, and I couldn't afford it. ”

"Give me an hour, and if I can't do it, let the adults do it." Song Xiaofei thought about it for a while, and said to Wang Shoujian: "Now Lord Wang only needs to arrange a feint attack by the red-clothed cannon, or you can put one or two cannons to let the thief army see the power of the red-clothed cannon, but don't attack by force, so as not to hurt the innocent." Moreover, once the thieves surrender, please forgive their surnames. ”

Wu Youlan gave Wang Shoujian a look, and Wang Shoujian patted his chest and promised not to kill them if the Twist Army surrendered.

So, Song Xiaofei took Su Yu and hurried back to the Xiangcheng Inn, took Su Yu to Su Yun's resting room, and untied the rope on her hand for her.

Su Yu looked at her sister lying on the bed, with a hot and humid white towel on her head and an embroidered brocade quilt on her body. Su Yun was still unconscious, and Su Yu cried and pounced on her, "Sister, wake up quickly." ”

"Girl, don't worry, my sister and I have asked the doctor to see it, it's not a big deal, and you'll be fine after a day or two of rest." Song Xiaofei stepped forward and said, "Please listen to me first." ”

"If you want to kill or chop, please listen to respect." Su Yutou didn't answer, but his tone softened a lot. She didn't expect that her sister was not only not abused, but also healed, and she felt a little comfort in her heart.

"I want to ask Miss Su for something." Song Xiaofei said: "Persuade the brothers in the village." I know that they are all peasants who do not have enough to eat, they are the most pitiful and the most able to endure poverty, and if it were not for the exhaustion of mountains and rivers, they would never rebel! ”

At that time, the government and the common people regarded the Twist Army as a bandit who burned, killed, and plundered, and listening to Song Xiaofei's tone towards the Twist Army, Su Yu felt a little better, but he still shook his head and said, "This is impossible!" ”

"Why?"

"Even if I really want to persuade them to surrender, they may not listen to me, and it is my sister who trains them."

"Now the situation is so dangerous that you and I can't help it. I can take you to Yuan Zhai to see, the four red-clothed cannons have surrounded Yuan Zhai, as long as Wang Shoujian gives an order, your brothers will be blown up in the blink of an eye. Why would thou allow the mighty men who were faithful to thy father to die in vain? Wang Tingli is a mad maniac, and the way your sister is now, he is the one who harmed him. You think about it. Song Xiaofei said.

Su Yu's surname is kind, and she remembered that Wang Tingli proposed to wipe out all the Yuan family, and she felt crazy at that time. In addition, when the family had an accident, Su Yu was young, and her memory and hatred were not so deep, and there was Second Uncle Long who treated their sisters like relatives in the Twist Army, and she also wanted to give them a way to live, and her heart was shaken!

Before the two came to Yuan Zhai, it happened that Wang Shoujian was impatient to wait and ordered two shots to be fired. Suddenly, the black smoke billowed from the two turrets in the northwest of Yuan Zhai, and more than a dozen twisted troops flew on the upper floor, and many of the remaining twisted troops were frightened to the liver, like seeing a cat and mouse scurrying into the village, and in a panic knocked down their companions and fled with their hands and feet.

Song Xiaofei took the opportunity to persuade Su Yu: "Miss Su, I understand that your sisters are eager for revenge. But everyone has their own parents, everyone has their own brothers, like the Yuan family who was killed by your sister and you, they also have an old mother, a wife and children. I believe that many of your brothers in the village have children and daughters, and you will watch them die and bear to see their families live in pain and hatred like yours? ”

Song Xiaofei's words were reasonable and touched Su Yu's heartstrings, she didn't pay much attention to herself, so she asked Song Xiaofei: "If those brothers in the village surrender, can you guarantee their lives?" ”

"If they lay down their arms and surrender, I guarantee that they can voluntarily go home to farm, or they can accept the appeasement of the imperial court, and you sisters can also leave Xiangcheng safely!"

Half an hour later, Su Yu decided to leave a way for the Twist Army, she and Song Xiaofei rode to the front of the village to persuade them to surrender, and the Twist Army on the Yuan Village listened to Su Yu's words, and was very moved, and was afraid of the power of the red-clothed cannon of the imperial court, so they laid down their weapons. Wang Tingli was furious and ordered them to fire at Song Xiaofei and Su Yu, and no one in the turret listened to him anymore. He picked up a pine oil torch and prepared to personally light the fuse of the earth cannon, and the second uncle Long, a servant loyal to Su Tianfu, drew out a sharp knife, and while he was not paying attention, he slashed at his slender neck from behind, and the head fell to the ground, rolling out several meters away!

Second Uncle Long grabbed Wang Tingqi's braids, carried his head, and led the twisters to raise the white flag on the turret and surrender, and a hostage crisis disappeared.

By the quiet Ganges River, the sun gradually tilted westward, the sky drifted through a brilliant clear glow, reflected in the sparkling water, the reeds by the river bloomed, the white velvet flowers beat the wind and snow, Su Yun and Su Yu experienced life and death separation, met again, hugged each other tightly, hugged each other and cried, crying like little girls.