March 16 of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the night of the full moon.

The patrol camp in Jianchang County is brightly lit. Groups of soldiers of the patrol battalion in armor and armed with guns were arranged in six phalanxes according to the affiliation of each outpost. In the council hall of the patrol battalion, the generals subordinate to the patrol battalion were all neatly draped, and even the patrol envoy Xu Liangxu, who had never often worn military uniforms, also put on his special armor, although it looked not as strong as Xing Zhongshan, Hu Xiaoyong and others, but it also had a bit of military posture.

Huang Ziren, the deputy envoy of the patrol, looked at the time, stepped forward and said excitedly: "My lord, the time has come, please give an order." ”

Xu Liang sat on the main seat, waved his hand when he heard the words, and said, "Don't worry, wait a little longer." ”

After another half an hour, a young general strode in from outside the conference hall, and he shouted loudly: "Liu Wei, the captain of the three sentinels, has seen the adult. ”

Xu Liang leaned forward sharply and asked nervously, "How?" ”

Captain Liu said: "My lord, the mark has been guarding the entrance of the Tiger Gang until it is almost ugly, and the two brothers of the Tan family have never come out again since they went in early in the morning. The person must still be in it. ”

"Good!" Xu Liang stood up suddenly, waved his right hand vigorously, and shouted, "Go!" ”

That night, according to the plan arranged earlier, the sharpshooter Liu Ge led a sentry from the waterway along the Jianchang River to the outskirts of Mawan to prevent the Tigers from escaping from the waterway. Xu Qing led a sentry to be responsible for the perimeter guard, and the other four sentry men and horses were personally led by Xu Liang to attack the headquarters of the Mawan Tigers in the northwest of Jianchang County.

Tan Zhicheng, the leading boss of the Tiger Gang, Uncle Tan actually fell asleep not long ago. According to the news reported by the killer, Xu Liang still escaped. Tan Zhicheng was so angry that he slammed the cup at that time, scolded the man in black who came to report the news, and strictly ordered them to strengthen the search, to see people alive and corpses to die. For the sake of insurance, Uncle Tan personally transferred hundreds of cronies from the Tiger Gang to ambush around Xu's house on Yahe Dongmen Street in Jianchang County, and even left people on the way to the patrol camp to prevent Xu Liang from secretly escaping back.

The few Tigers who stayed on the periphery of the patrol battalion were sleeping soundly, and one of them got up in a hurry in the middle of the night to relieve his hands, and suddenly saw the officers and men of the patrol battalion on the road lining up in a long line all the way to the west, and he looked at it in a daze, and did not understand what was going on for a while. After the whole long line passed, the man reacted, and suddenly his face turned pale with shock, and he forgot to tie his trouser belt, and ran back with his pants in one hand.

When the few remaining Tigers heard the man's return, they were so frightened that they did not dare to light torches, so they took the path and ran back in the direction of Ma Wan by the moonlight.

As soon as Uncle Tan was a little sleepy, he was awakened by a banging knock on the door outside the bedroom, and the little concubine who was pressing on Uncle Tan like an octopus around him scolded dissatisfiedly: "Who, what time is it?" Don't let the master sleep peacefully?! ”

The steward of the Tiger Gang outside the door accompanied him and said carefully: "Thirteenth lady, please tell the master, there is an urgent report from the patrol camp!" ”

Uncle Tan immediately sobered up when he heard this, and lifted the little concubine aside, and the little concubine was caught off guard for a while, slammed on the edge of the bed, tears in pain, and cried out: "Master, you hurt others!" ”

Uncle Tan turned around and scolded angrily: "Shut up!" ”

He put on a coat and hurried out of the bedroom, came to the main hall, saw the butler and the four sweaty tigers, and asked urgently, "What's wrong?" The guy surnamed Xu fled back to the camp? ”

A gang member stepped forward and shook his head and said: "Big boss, Xu Lianghui didn't go back to the camp and didn't see the small one, but half an hour ago, the small one saw the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion of the brigade coming out of the camp and coming to the west." ”

Uncle Tan sighed in his heart and asked urgently, "How many of them are there?" Can you see which direction they went? ”

The gang thought for a moment and said, "There are about four or five hundred people, and the torches are all discharged a hundred meters away!" In order to find out where they went, the little ones quietly followed them for a while. Speaking of this, the faces of the gang became anxious, and they said, "The big boss, they, they are coming in the direction of Ma Wan." ”

Uncle Tan's face changed, he stopped the gang, turned to the housekeeper on the side, and asked sharply, "Housekeeper, how many people are still in the gang?" ”

The housekeeper was also panicked, and thought for a while: "The big boss, there were originally more than 200 people stationed in the gang, and hundreds of people were sent out in the evening, and now there are only more than 100 people in the gang who can be summoned, and most of the other brothers are elsewhere, even if they are in broad daylight, it will take an hour to get here in broad daylight." ”

Uncle Tan's face suddenly became gloomy. I really didn't expect that the patrol battalion would pick a time when the Tigers' defense was the weakest. He circled twice with his hands behind his back, paused and turned to call out, "Go, gather all the brethren, take the fellows, and prepare to meet the enemy." He pointed to the gang and said, "You go, call the second master." ”

The steward and the gang were ordered to hurry away. Before long, the entire Tigers brightened up, and groups of Tigers cursed and scolded and took all kinds of weapons while dressing and converging towards the main hall. Several stewards of the Tiger Gang also came to Uncle Tan's side one after another. Someone asked in surprise: "Big boss, what's wrong?" ”

Uncle Tan snorted coldly and said, "It's nothing, the group of cowards in the patrol camp came to the door." ”

When several stewards heard this, they were also taken aback, although they didn't pay attention to the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion on weekdays, but they really had to face it with real swords and guns, and they were still a little stunned in their hearts.

"Report!" With a long report, a gang member rushed into the hall, stood three steps away in front of Uncle Tan, and said in a panicked tone: "Big boss, it's not good, outside, there are many officers and soldiers outside, and our headquarters is surrounded!" ”

As soon as it fell, there was a sudden sound of cold air in the surrounding crowd, and a few timid gangsters wanted to quietly hide in the inner courtyard.

"Panic what!" Uncle Tan shouted loudly and said sharply: "A few little soldiers scared you like this?" With Uncle Ben here, even if Wang Xian of Jianchang Zhixian is here, he doesn't dare to hurt Uncle Ben half a hair! He pointed to a few stewards and said, "You guys, go to the door and keep guard first." Then he asked, "What about the second master?" ”

The helpers who had just received the order to urge Tan Zhisheng to get up covered their faces and whispered: "Uncle, second master is still here, he hasn't gotten up yet......"

Uncle Tan kicked the gang to the ground with a kick: "Go, call him over!" ”

The gang cried with sad faces, pointed to the left side of the face that had just been covered, and said, "The little one doesn't dare, the second master slaps people!" ”

Uncle Tan looked at his face, and saw a red slap mark on the left side of the left side of the gang, and half of his face was swollen. The corners of Uncle Tan's mouth twitched sharply a few times, and he turned around and went to Second Master Tan's bedroom.

Coming to the door, Uncle Tan shouted, "Second brother? ”

There was no response in the room.

Uncle Tan raised his voice: "Second brother, hurry up!" ”

A woman's voice in the room whispered: "Uncle, I just waited for the second master to lie down, and the second master may be tired and has fallen asleep...... Yes! ”

With a bang, the door was kicked in, and Uncle Tan entered the bedroom with a blushing face.

This sound also woke up Tan Erye, he sat up angrily and wanted to fan people again, and when he saw that it was his eldest brother, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Big brother? ”

Uncle Tan's face was blue, he didn't look at Second Master Tan, and threw down a sentence: "Get dressed, get out of here!" ”

When the two brothers of the Tan family went outside, they heard that the direction of the gate had already quarreled and soon turned into a fight.

Uncle Tan thought about it with a calm face, turned his head to Second Master Tan and said, "Second brother, you immediately take a few people from the backyard, take a boat and take the waterway, don't come back until the matter is clear." ”

"Big brother? Is there such a strict zhòng? Tan Er Ye exclaimed: "I don't believe that the small patrol battalion dares to do anything to us!" ”

"Be careful to make the Ten Thousand Year Ship." Uncle Tan said in a deep voice: "If Xu Liang escapes back, anything is possible." You go quickly. ”

arranged Tan Erye, Uncle Tan took the housekeeper and others to the gate, and saw the Tiger Gang and the patrol battalion soldiers fighting together, and there were several Tiger Gang members lying on the ground, so he couldn't help but be in a hurry, crossed the threshold, and shouted: "Stop!" ”

Everyone in the Tiger Gang heard the voice, and when they saw that it was Uncle Tan who had arrived, they stopped one after another, and the people in the patrol battalion saw Xu Liang's gesture and retreated one after another.

The scene was silent, except for a few screams from the injured gang on the ground. Uncle Tan frowned and ordered someone to carry the injured down. He glanced at the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion, and at a glance saw Xu Liang, one of the generals standing upright.

"Master Xu, what do you mean by that?" Uncle Tan shouted fiercely.

"Vice President Tan!" Xu Liang read the sub-word heavily and long, and while playing with the knife in his hand, he said casually: "This official came late at night and disturbed Vice President Tan's rest, so it's really a shame, if there is anything offended, please have a lot of Vice President Tan, and bear with me." ”

"But!" Xu Liang changed his words and said: "At present, this official has investigated a very serious matter, which is urgent, so I have to investigate it thoroughly overnight. ”

Tan Zhicheng snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "What case is Lord Xu trying to investigate?" It is said that Lord Xu investigated the case, and Tan, as a law-abiding businessman in Jianchang, should actively cooperate. But Tan had to ask Lord Xu, why did he condone his soldiers to hurt my chariot and horse shop? ”

Xu Liang waved his hand and interrupted: "Slow down!" Vice President Tan, you can ask it, but you have to answer this question in the hands of this official first! ”