When Chen Zikun went out of the city, the fathers and villagers of Nantai County watched from the top of the city, they were organized by the county magistrate Liu to come to observe the negotiations, and there was no way for these people to go into battle to fight, but it was another matter to see the excitement, and the county magistrate Liu also stipulated a specific quota, creating an atmosphere that only the upper class people in Nantai County could attend, and the gentry flocked to it.

Standing behind the battlements in addition to the gentry who have a face from the head, there are also some respectable old grandfathers, everyone looked at the bandits in the distance with solemn faces, mixed feelings in their hearts, Nantai bandits are rampant, but that is in the countryside, bandits siege is the first time, listen to the county magistrate Liu, in the early years of the Republic of China, Henan out of a big bandit called the white wolf, gathered more than 100,000 people, like locusts everywhere, not a single inch of grass grows, today besieging Nantai County, is the remnants of the white wolf!

The bandits rested on the river beach in the distance, the ashes of the bonfire had not yet been extinguished, they wore all kinds of clothes, everything they wore were military uniforms, robes and horse coats, costumes and even women's cheongsams, the seasons were even more chaotic, from sheepskin jackets to small single coats, but everyone wore a sorghum hat brushed with tung oil.

If you saw someone dressed like this in the city, everyone would laugh at him for being a madman, but at this moment, seeing such a large group of strange and fierce people together, no one could laugh out loud.

The magistrate of Liu County took a telescope and asked everyone to watch one by one, people will not use this kind of Western gadgets, they will not lose their hands when they learn it, in the binoculars, the hideous faces of the bandits are very clear, they all bring guys, fast guns, long seedlings, firearms, big knives and spears to grab hooks, all of them are sharp weapons that kill people, thinking that this group of people is going to enter the county town to burn and loot, the gentry can't help but tremble.

When the guards sent the adults out of the city, everyone was a little more relieved, and Lord Chen's calm demeanor seemed to give them a reassuring pill.

Chen Zikun is dressed very well today, a thin tweed tile, gray and blue military uniform, just ironed, straight and ironed, majestic, gold hat hoop, gold epaulettes, carrying a foreign knife around his waist, and the knife tassel is also golden, which is extremely dazzling in the sun.

"The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return once he is gone." There was an old man with a white beard, probably inspired by some kind of spiritual inspiration, and suddenly stroked his beard and dragged a poem.

This kind of tragic atmosphere is very contagious, and Chen Zikun went out of the city to negotiate with the bandits, which more or less moved everyone a little inexplicably, and slightly agreed with this newcomer, the young and excessive major general to protect the army.

The five-color flag fluttered in the wind, the standard-bearer stood solemnly like a sculpture, the two horses were neatly dressed, the cowhide armed belt was very tight, the two cowhide oblique belts were crossed, and the bayonets, box guns, kettles and other chicken and dog fragments were hung on the waist, showing a regular army, although there were only three soldiers, but the momentum was not lost to those bandits in the distance.

A horse galloped towards the bandits, and the magistrate explained: "The envoy of the army made an appointment with the bandit leader. ”

After a while, Liang Mao led people to swagger over, and County Magistrate Liu said: "This is Bai Lang Yu, the biggest bandit leader in our county." ”

Someone timidly asked: "How is Chen Shou compared to him?" ”

County Magistrate Liu said disdainfully: "Chen Shou is not even qualified to lift shoes." ”

Everyone gasped.

Chen Zikun and Liang Maocai met in the open space and began to talk, and the county magistrate Liu took back the binoculars, personally looked into the distance, and explained to everyone: "The army envoy is questioning the bandits, why they surrounded my county, killed my good people, set fire in the middle of the night, and did evil. ”

Everyone listened attentively to what he said.

"The bandit leader has made a request to the Protector."

The escort made a laugh, and the laughter was magnificent, and the bandits were stunned.

"The Protector angrily reprimands the bandits!"

"The bandits are in tears, look, the bandit leader has been subdued by the tiger of the protectors!"

County Magistrate Liu was very excited, and handed the binoculars to Qin Guangxia, the pawnshop owner who was standing beside him, Lao Qin looked at it, and said in a loud voice: "Really, the bandits shed tears!" ”

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Liang Mao is a solid-eyed man, he has been a tendon since he was a child, but it doesn't mean that he is stupid, after being fooled by Chen Zikun, he finally came back to his senses, and his eyes rolled and said: "Why do you help me speak?" ”

Chen Zikun said disdainfully: "I don't think you know how to do things, you have lost such a good opportunity, and you are so anxious for you, what's the matter, you don't even have the courage to open your mouth wide?" ”

Liang Maocai said: "I have!" But the county town simply doesn't have so many guns and so much money! You coax me. ”

Chen Zikun immediately asked rhetorically: "You are a bandit who kills the tiger's mouth, how do you know how much money you have in Nantai County, I have reviewed the files before and after fifty years in the county office, am I clear or you are clear?" ”

Liang Maocai was speechless.

Chen Zikun sneered: "I think you were fooled, that person must have told you, first set a sky-high price, scare us hard, and then wait for him to come forward, bargain, and finally send you a sum of money, and make a profit without blood, right?" ”

"How do you know?" Liang Maocai exclaimed, and suddenly said angrily: "Medium! Just as you say, 500 quick robberies, 100,000 rounds of ammunition, 500,000 oceans...... Plus twenty little pussies, no, I have to add one more, your sister. ”

"What?" Chen Zikun was stunned.

"It's the young lady I saw in the mouth of the tiger." Liang Maocai suddenly blushed and twisted slightly.

It turned out that Yao Yilei was kidnapped by this kid, even if Chen Zikun had a murderous intention, but it was fleeting, and now was not the time to kill, he smiled and groaned: "I wrote it down." ”

"Okay, you go back and discuss, I'll wait for you to reply in two hours."

"Okay, you wait." Chen Zikun turned the horse back, and Liang Maocai also swaggered away.

As soon as he entered the city gate, the drawbridge was pulled up, and a group of fathers and villagers gathered around, asking long and short questions, Chen Zikun stood on a high place, his expression was extremely serious, he stretched out his hand and pressed it around, and everyone gradually quieted down.

"The bandits have made five hundred guns, one hundred thousand rounds of ammunition, five hundred thousand oceans, five hundred taels of gold, plus one hundred silk and silk, fifty good horses with saddles, and fifty mules." Every time Chen Zikun said a word, there was an exclamation and boos below.

In the end, Chen Zikun said with great grief and indignation: "It's not enough for the bandits to squeeze our money, they also want to rob our wives and sisters, they name Master Zhang's second aunt, Boss Lin's sister-in-law, Li Juren's daughter-in-law, Boss Qin's niece, and Xia Dalong's young lady of Master Xia's family!" In addition, ask for another twenty yellow flower girls! ”

There was an uproar, and several old men fainted on the spot.

The people were angry and scolded, Chen Zikun's resolute face had a solemn expression, as if he felt empathy, he stretched out his hand again and pressed it, at this time, the protector has become the backbone and pillar of everyone, and everyone looked at him with eager eyes.

"Folks, there are no soldiers in the Protector Office." Chan said.

There was a small commotion, but most people were not surprised, how could the big fart in Nantai County hide the secret, and many people knew the news that a company of people went north.

Chen Zikun continued: "But I'm still there, Chen Zikun is still there, and the Jiangbei Protector Army Embassy Office is still there, even if it's just me, it's also the military and political organ of the Beijing government and the Ministry of War stationed in Jiangbei, everyone see!" ”

Everyone followed his fingers and saw the five-color flag fluttering in the city.

"The national flag is here, I am there, Chen Zikun lives and dies with everyone and fights against bandits!"

The sonorous and powerful words and categorical expression deeply infected the hearts of the people of Nantai County, yes, although Lord Chen has no soldiers under his hands, he is a general of the imperial court, representing the dignity of the government, what kind of thing are bandits.

Warm applause rang out, mixed with applause.

The white-bearded old man chanted in a dragging tone again: "But make the dragon city fly, and don't teach Hu Ma to do Yin Mountain." ”

Chen Zikun bowed his hands and said, "I have already sent Pegasus to ask for reinforcements, and the reinforcements will definitely arrive in less than three days, and in these three days, we have to save ourselves." ”

A voice of response, although the people are numb and selfish, but when the disaster really comes to their heads, they also dare to stand up to deal with it, especially a few of the bandits in the family of the old man, is even more indignant, scrambling, the bandits are simply beasts, the list is all the most handsome big girls and little daughters-in-law in Nantai County, and even Xia Dalong's daughter is in it, which shows the pervasiveness and ferocity of the bandits from the side.

Chen Zikun said again: "Just now I took the opportunity to observe the bandits' camp, they are purely a rabble, more than half of the people use swords, guns and halberds, and half of them use shotguns, only a few people use fast guns, we have tens of thousands of people in Nantai County, more than 100 brothers of the security group, thousands of strong men, there are dozens of fast guns in my yamen, tens of thousands of bullets, are we still afraid of them?" ”

Suddenly, the crowd was surging: "Don't be afraid, destroy these dogs!" ”

On the city wall, Chief of Staff Yan and County Magistrate Liu looked at each other and smiled, the military envoy was really a talent, and he successfully mobilized the enthusiasm of the people with a little trick, and it seemed that the county seat was safe.

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The Xia family's mansion, broken walls, scorched earth, Xia Dalong sat gloomily by the beams of a charred house, his heart was full of hatred.

Last night, someone sneaked into the house and set it on fire, the work was quite authentic, the two watchdog were poisoned by meat buns mixed with rat poison, kerosene was used when setting the fire, and the direction of the ignition was also very professional.

Looking at the entire Nantai County, there are only two people with such accurate marksmanship, one is Xia Dalong himself, and the other should be Chen Zikun, the new Jiangbei Protector Envoy.