When Qiu Yizhi was nervously deploying, Cai Min also brought a few servants and hurriedly chased after him from the county office, and said to Qiu Yizhi: "Lord Qiu, since you are also here, simply open the cell door and release a few prisoners. Let's give each other a face in this matter, and explain the past to Lord Yin, so forget it. Do you think so? ”

Qiu Yizhi sneered: "Why can't Lord Cai understand my words?" If this case is not concluded for a day, the offender will not be released for a day. Adults don't need to say much. ”

"Good, good! You wait! When Cai Min said this, he finally ran out of patience, and turned his head to ask an entourage, "Go and see, why hasn't the surnamed Xu arrived yet, and he was drowned when he crossed the river?" ”

The attendant was startled and hurried down to check the situation.

Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi didn't pay attention to Cai Min, and concentrated on talking to Zhao Chengxiao and others.

Not long after, the "Iron Head Jiao" had already returned from the yamen. He was also really sincere, eight people drove eight carts, loaded thousands of catties of rice and dry food and more than a dozen jars of water and wine-almost swept away the county government stock.

Qiu Yizhi saw that these supplies were enough for his subordinates and the group of people in the prison to eat for ten days and half a month, and he was a little relieved, and half-jokingly said to the "Iron Head Jiao": "You are worthy of being a thief who robbed houses and houses back then, and your ability to move warehouses and transport rice is first-class." ”

"Iron Head Jiao" touched his big bald head and replied, "The adults didn't teach me how much to transport." I saw that there were so many in the warehouse, so I just moved them all over. If there are too many adults, I'll just move back. ”

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Not much, not much, I'm too little." ”

He turned around again and instructed Zhao Chengxiao: "Brother Zhao, you see that the door of this cell is facing outward, there is no obstruction, if the government forcibly breaks in, it will be difficult to stop it." Why don't you use these sacks of rice to pile up the barricades, so that we can have a little support? ”

Zhao Chengxiao is actually a person who knows the soldiers, and when he heard it, he knew that this was a foolproof strategy, so he hurriedly called his subordinates and others to build a barricade according to Qiu Yizhi's meaning.

The dozen or so soldiers around Qiu Yizhi are all strong men, and this little work is not in their eyes, so they only built a barricade according to the terrain with just a cup of tea, and just blocked the door of the cell.

At this time, the so-called Yuezhou Zhonglang General Xu called by Cai Min finally arrived in a hurry with two or three hundred people.

Qiu Yizhi saw from a distance that General Xu was not tall, but he was full of fat, and the helmet on his head almost squeezed out the fat on his face. And the hundreds of local Jiedu troops he brought over were untidy, the banners were chaotic, and they looked messy.

Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi expected that the combat effectiveness of this group of local miscellaneous troops must be extremely poor, and he was already sure in his heart, so he stood firmly in the barricade and did not go out to greet him.

But after seeing that General Xu said a few words to Cai Min, he stepped forward with a big belly, gave a military salute to Qiu Yizhi, and said: "Lord Qiu, you are a Jinshi and a scholar!" How do you not know the rules? I am a martial artist, and I also know that when you are an official, you must obey your orders, since Lord Cai and Lord Yin have spoken, then why do you bother to detain people and not let them go? ”

Qiu Yizhi also returned a military salute to him and said: "The general is a person who leads troops to fight, and he also knows that military law is like a mountain, if you violate military law, whether you are a hairy soldier or a general who lives in eight seats, you must be sent according to law." This is true of military law, and the same is true of royal law. The orders of Lord Cai and Lord Yin violated the laws of the country, and the officials did not dare to receive their orders if they died! ”

This General Xu is a rough man, how can he compare to Qiu Yizhi in terms of lip service? Qiu Yizhi's words stunned him and stood in place, unable to reply for a long time.

Qiu Yizhi saw that the atmosphere was awkward, so he smiled and said: "It seems that General Xu is also quite touched by Zaixia's words, but Lord Cai doesn't seem to understand Xiaguan's painstaking efforts. It's better for General Xu to go back and persuade Master Cai! ”

This General Xu is really a straightforward person, and when he heard Qiu Yizhi say this, he really said "oh", and went back to talk to Cai Min.

Because of the distance, Qiu Yizhi couldn't hear what General Xu said to Cai Min, but when he saw him running back in disgrace, he knew that he was reprimanded by Cai Min.

I only heard this General Xu say: "Lord Qiu, Lord Cai just said that it is you who violates the laws of the country. If I want to do this, I will storm this cell and release the prisoners in it. You see, you and I are both officials in the Yuezhou Mansion, and if you look up and don't look down, no one will end well if you make this kind of thing. Either Lord Qiu will sell me face, dodge a way, and let me make a good deal. If this can't be done, the black gauze hat on my head will fall off. ”

Qiu Yizhi felt a little embarrassed when he heard him speak so politely, but these people in the prison couldn't be released anyway. So he arched his hand and said: "General Xu, this matter is very important, and it is not a matter of selling face. The lower officials also know your difficulties, so if you want to attack it, you can attack it. When this matter is over, it is not too late for you and me to write off the wine and talk about it. ”

General Xu sighed and said, "Then it's offended." And he withdrew.

Qiu Yizhi knew that a conflict was inevitable, so he hurriedly turned to Zhao Chengxiao and the others and said: "It seems that the government wants to come over and rob people, everyone must be prepared to defend against the enemy." ”

The eighteen pro-soldiers under Qiu Yizhi were originally born as bandits, and they could be described as lawless, and they were originally doing a living by robbing houses and licking blood with knives, and they were already full of interest when they heard that they could fight with the officers and soldiers openly today.

However, Wang Lao Wu was an honest peasant from a peasant background, and when he saw that the officers and soldiers were already shorter, he was even more frightened when he heard that he was going to fight with the government, only to hear him stumble and say: "Big ...... My lord, these are officers and soldiers, and fighting with them is a rebellion, but ...... But it's going to be killed! ”

The "iron-headed Jiao" on the side carried a knife and said with a smile: "Okay, you Wang Lao Wu, seeing that you are sharp and sharp on weekdays, why do you sift the chaff as soon as you reach the knots?" If you don't dare to fight hard, it's still too late to leave. We're going on a killing spree! ”

Qiu Yizhi saw that "Iron-headed Jiao" looked so murderous, and he was afraid that they would be red-eyed and make a big mess and it would be difficult to clean up, so he said sharply: "You all listened." I will take everything in my hand in turn, these officers and soldiers are also from ordinary people, don't easily ruin their lives! ”

When the army heard this order, they thought to themselves: "Isn't it a loss-making deal for our opponents to cut us with the blade of their blades, but we can only fight back with the back of their swords?" They all looked at each other, unwilling to agree.

Seeing that they hesitated, Qiu Yizhi categorically shouted: "Did you hear it?" ”

These pro-soldiers are all straight, and when they heard his loud voice, they all subconsciously replied: "I heard it!" ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded with satisfaction, but heard Zhao Chengxiao say: "My lord, the opposite side is attacking." ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he hurriedly turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw more than a hundred officers and soldiers, every twenty or thirty people, divided into a group, and pressed up from all directions in turn.

Qiu Yizhi saw that General Xu's soldiers were also quite lawful, and he couldn't help but praise in his heart; But seeing that this group of officers and soldiers was really lacking in training and seemed lazy and procrastinating, he ordered Zhao Chengxiao to say: "Brother Zhao, you pick ten elite brothers, jump out and give them a head start, and kill their prestige!" ”

Zhao Chengxiao agreed, selected ten personal soldiers by point, discussed a few words with them, and rushed out of the barricade with a knife in his hand, and took the lead in killing.

These pro-soldiers were rushed out by thousands of troops, and after being pointed out by Wei Chi Lianghong's personal fingers, if you talk about one-on-one combat effectiveness, they can be called invincible in the world.

Zhao Chengxiao, the leader, was not only a brave man, but when he saw that his opponent was holding a spear and only cared about what was in front of him and neglected the defense of the left and right flanks, he shouted loudly, went around half a circle, and led his brothers to attack the flank of the opponent's squad.

This team was obviously lacking in training and demoralized, and was slightly shocked by Zhao Chengxiao and others, and the opponent did not have the courage to fight in close combat, so they collapsed.

Seeing this, Zhao Chengxiao did not pursue, led his brothers, and rushed towards the side door of the other team in the same way. The squad was no better than the others, and they were defeated in exactly the same way.

The other squads saw that in an instant, half of their soldiers and horses had been defeated, and they were immediately terrified, and they abandoned their formation and retreated with a shout.

Seeing this, Cai Min, who was standing in the distance watching the battle, immediately became angry, and pointed at General Xu's nose and scolded: "You always ask me for military pay on weekdays, saying that it is for military training." But look at it now, it's all chickens who have suffered from the plague! It's just a chicken, and you have to peck it a few times on people's hands before you die, and look at these soldiers in your hands......"

In fact, the rank of Zhizhou and Zhonglang generals is the same, but the Han Dynasty emphasizes civil affairs over military force, and civil officials of the same grade are higher than military generals regardless of their power status, not to mention that the garrison military salaries, money and food are distributed by corresponding civilian officials - so military generals can't raise their heads even more, and can only let civilian officials raise their faces.

Qiu Yizhi didn't expect the officers and troops to be so vulnerable, lest Zhao Chengxiao take advantage of the victory to pursue and really kill all the officers and soldiers, so he hurriedly beckoned them to accept it when they saw it, and retreated back to the barricade.

However, he said that General Xu was also worthy of being a man in the army, and after the conflict just now, he knew that the opponent's combat effectiveness was extremely strong, and it was definitely not something that could be defeated by relying on a large number of people. If he thinks so, he should immediately retreat and never confront his opponent; However, Zhizhou Cai Min supervised the battle behind him, and for the sake of this official robe, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

However, after all, he didn't dare to attack directly like Fang Cai, so he took out dozens of bows and hundreds of arrows from the baggage of his army, selected the soldiers in the formation who could draw bows and shoot arrows, and shot in the direction of Qiu Yi.

Qiu Yizhi and the others saw the rain of arrows coming, fearing that they would suffer a catastrophe, so they hurriedly retreated from the barricades to the prison, hoping to seize the attack on the roof of the prison and come out to fight again.

Who knew that Wei Chi Jiming, who was personally guarding Qiu Yizhi, didn't care, standing alone in the barricade, his upper body seemed to be shaking casually at will, and he was at ease in the locust arrows. Seeing her lightly stretch her ape arm, she grabbed an arrow in the air and smiled contemptuously at it.

Most of Qiu Yi's relatives didn't know Wei Chi Jiming's identity, and asked with a puzzled face: "My lord, who is this little girl?" He is more courageous than us, and his skills are better than ours. ”

Qiu Yizhi smiled: "Don't underestimate her. She is the daughter of Yu Chi Lianghong, if you talk about the teacher, you still have to call her a senior sister! ”

As soon as Qiu Yizhi's words fell, there was an "oh" sound from the crowd, and then I heard the "Iron Head Jiao" say: "Why didn't the adults tell us earlier? With her here to press the formation, what are we still shrunken turtles here? Why don't you go out and kill all those officers and soldiers? ”