Seven o'clock in the evening.

"My lord, the officers and soldiers of all departments are already in place."

Outside the official camp outside Yicheng, the soldiers trotted all the way back and reported to Mo Guohao and Ji Ning. Not far away, 500 infantry troops and 100 cavalry were already fully armed and lined up, ready to march at any time. Originally, out of secrecy, the team of night raids also had to "have a human rank and a horse wrapped in hooves", but since it was dealing with a group of thieves, there was no need to be too careful.

Even Mo Guohao, who is meticulous, feels that it is too much of a fuss.

If the officers are still like this, the officers and soldiers below will be even more relaxed. The word that the thieves should open a city for them has spread throughout the ranks. As long as there is no obstruction from the city, what is the point of a few anti-thieves, just rely on those bamboo guns that I saw on the city before?

Due to military regulations, no one dared to laugh at this time, but they couldn't help but think about what rewards they could get after the war. If they're lucky, they might even be able to make a windfall.

Waiting, time passes.

"On the head of Yicheng City, hasn't there been any movement yet?"

Master Rong, who was anxious for revenge, became a little impatient, and rode back and forth outside the camp gate a few times.

To be honest, for the thief to occupy his wife, in terms of the matter itself, Master Rong actually has no imaginary anger. Otherwise, if he really cared so much, he wouldn't have taken her without her when he left the city. The reason why he was embarrassed was that he became the laughing stock of Longshan Mansion because of this, and he lost face. Although revenge is close at the moment, every second he waits for is a torment for him.

Infected by this viscount's affection, Mo Guohao took out his pocket watch from his arms again and looked at it, it was only half past seven in the evening, according to the Eastern Continent, it was the time of the Eastern Continent, and there was at least one hour before the agreed time.

Shouldn't there be any problems?

Mo Guohao stared at the dark city in the distance, thinking silently.

"Look, three torches are shaking!"

The pro-soldier standing at the front had sharp eyes and suddenly shouted in a low voice.

Mo Guohao and Ji Ning looked at it when they heard the sound, and sure enough, above the city head of the East City Gate, they saw three torches swaying from side to side, just like the agreed signal, and they immediately lifted their spirits.

"Hurry up, get moving!"

Ji Ning immediately urged the officials and soldiers to march under the East City Gate, for fear that the signal of the internal response would be discovered by the thief army, and then something variable.

Luckily, nothing happened.

The city was quiet, and it seemed that those irrelevant thieves had been successfully transferred away by Sun Tian. Five hundred infantry and one hundred cavalry arrived at the city gate and signaled to the people inside the city gate.

A moment later, the iron gate in the gate hole was the first to be pulled. Because of some rust, the raised iron gate made a screeching sound of metal grinding, which was heard far away in the silent night. Immediately afterward, the closed East Gate slowly opened.

The situation in Yicheng appeared in front of the officials and soldiers little by little.

"Hurry into town!"

Mo Guohao and Ji Ning finally put their hearts at ease, forcibly suppressed the joy in their hearts, and urged their subordinates.

These officers and soldiers of Longshan Mansion also knew that the opportunity had come, so they cheered in a low voice and trotted into the city.

………

"The officers and soldiers have entered the city!"

The moment the iron gate was raised, the rebels who were ambushed in various places inside the east city gate all tensed up.

Those who were loyal to the rebels looked excited and excited, and they would attack the officers and soldiers as soon as the agreed signal was issued. But a few of the fish that slipped through the net mixed in with the rebels saw the officers and soldiers walking into the grave step by step in a daze and ignorance, and their hearts were panicked and desperate.

Wang Pingfu is one of them.

The Wang family where he was located was arrested by the rebels because they secretly collected intelligence on the rebels and tried to warn the officers and soldiers, and more than a dozen members of the family, including Wang Chengen, were arrested by the rebels. But because Wang Pingfu is an adopted son, he is not on the family tree, and it is better to hide it on weekdays, so he was not discovered by the rebels. At this moment, he was hiding behind the north side of Chengdong Avenue, and he couldn't wait to stand up and shout immediately, telling the officers and soldiers that they had been ambushed.

However, Wang Pingfu didn't dare!

Not far behind him, the leaders of the rebels and the warlords walked back and forth, sword in hand, staring coldly at them. Before the officers and soldiers entered the city, they had already said that everyone present, regardless of any movement or voice, would be killed on the spot, and "there will be no mistake in killing." Even, in order to prevent accidents, all the rebel soldiers were required to gag their mouths with cloths, which could only be removed after the start of the battle.

It's easy to shout this one, but you'll die the next moment!

The words of the leader of the rebel army behind him still echoed in his ears: follow the rebel army and don't care about it, you can eat and live. If you dare to collude with the officials and soldiers, you will die immediately. Life is your own, you must think clearly before you are impulsive.

After hesitating again and again, Wang Pingfu finally got the upper hand with the idea of self-preservation.

He closed his eyes in pain, didn't say a word, and watched the officers and soldiers enter the ambush circle little by little.

………

The east gate of Yicheng is very wide, enough for three large carts to enter and exit side by side.

Six hundred well-trained officers and soldiers soon poured in quietly. At this time, no one should try to stop the official army from quelling the rebellion.

Mo Guohao and Ji Ning, who were excited, saw Sun Tian waiting respectfully on the side of the road. He was also followed by a few ragged rebels, presumably the henchmen who helped open the city gate together. Seeing a qiē shun lì, the two walked over satisfied, ready to reward this guy who abandoned the darkness and turned to the light. But at this time, in the darkness in front of the avenue into the city, a group of thieves turned out of nowhere.

There were only seven or eight of them, carrying bamboo guns and torches, and they looked like they were coming to patrol.

"Officers and soldiers?"

The thieves seemed surprised to see the gates wide open and a large group of light infantry in standard leather armor entering the city. I was stunned for a few seconds, and then I realized what was going on, and I couldn't help but be shocked. In a panic, they threw down their torches and turned around and ran towards the city, shouting at the same time: "Oh no, the officers and soldiers are entering the city!" ”

"The officers and soldiers are entering the city!"

In the silence of the night, the voice was still very harsh, Sun Tian's face changed, and he exclaimed: "It's not good, the news has leaked, and the thief is afraid that he will run away!" ”

"How?"

Hearing Sun Tian's words, Mo Guohao and Ji Ning's hearts suddenly tightened.

"Since the official army arrived at the city, Chen Wu realized that something was wrong, and pulled all the horses found in the city to the county office, and tied up the luggage and money on it. If there is a slight disturbance, you will run away! Please let the two adults quickly let the officials and soldiers enter the city, and follow me to the county government to chase and kill. ”

"Damn! A guts thief! ”

Ji Ning scolded, didn't care about hiding, and shouted loudly: "All departments speed up and enter the city, and the cavalry brigade will come with me!" ”

Urged by Ji Ning and Rong Shihao, the officers and soldiers who were already about to enter the city suddenly sped up. In an instant, all the 500 infantry troops poured into the city, and divided into two teams to prepare to control the city gate. The cavalry, also in formation in the clearing, began to advance along the avenue into the city. The one at the front is none other than Master Rong, who followed up with a horse.

"Ready."

Chen Wu, who was watching the city gate in the dark, slowly raised his hand under the nervous gaze of the drummer not far away.

"Huh? How is the staircase up this way sealed? ”

The captain who was sent to control the east city gate was about to lead people to the top of the city, but he didn't expect the entrance to the left side of the city gate to be blocked in advance with a boulder, so he couldn't help but muttered to himself. Confused, he only thought it was a thief's mess around, and immediately led people around to the right, who thought that the stone staircase to the city here was also blocked.

The captain immediately smelled danger.

"It's not good, I'm afraid it's a thief......"

Realizing that something was wrong, the knowledgeable officer and army commander immediately shouted: "Tricked, thieves are ambushed here!" ”

However, it was only then that I realized that it was too late.

At the urging of Ji Ning, the cavalry of the official army had already begun to trot up and charge towards the city along the road into the city. Under the cover of the sound of horses' hooves, his warning did not arouse Mo Guohao's vigilance at the first time. It was not until he hurried towards the city gate, shouting hoarsely, that the latter's attention and uneasiness were aroused.

"Knock ~ Knock knock!"

With a strong wave of Chen Wu's hand, the first dull drum sound, coming from the darkness in the distance, quickly became urgent.

"Whoa!"

The iron gate that had been pulled up suddenly fell, and the gate weighing a thousand catties separated the inside and outside of the city into two worlds. Although the city gate could not be closed at this time, this iron gate alone was enough to trap these officers and soldiers, so that they could not get out for a while.