"Fortunately, it's finally time to arrive."

Looking at the Xinxiang who appeared at the end of his sight, Mo Guohao breathed a sigh of relief. This large village of more than 1,000 people is a landmark point on the road from Yicheng to Longshan. After here, the distance from Yicheng County is less than twenty miles. If you hurry up, you should be able to reach the outside of Yicheng before dark today.

I don't know, have the thieves in Yicheng found out about their arrival at this time?

Mo Guohao took out the pocket watch sold by the merchants of the Western Continent from his arms, looked at the time, and raised his head again. Moments later, the previously dispatched Scout Cavalry returned as scheduled, bringing back the latest news. Yicheng is still closed, and it looks the same as before, and I don't know what the thieves are doing.

"What else can you do? Be his emperor! ”

Ji Ning, who was riding on a horse, looked at Rong Shihao who was walking next to him, intentionally or unintentionally, and seemed to have a bit of irony in it.

This move was not surprisingly noticed by Master Rong, who was already extremely sensitive. Of course he knew what Ji Ning was laughing at, his dignified room, who used to boast of his beautiful Mrs. Rong, was actually snatched away by a group of thieves, and he was also made the queen. became the laughing stock of Quanlongshan Mansion, which was a great shame for Master Rong, who wanted to save face. He finally woke up from his coma, and after getting the news from Rong Taihe, he immediately fainted again.

If it weren't for the fact that his body and bones were still healthy, coupled with the anger of revenge, I am afraid that he would not be able to get out of bed until now.

"Damn thieves, after the city is broken, I will have to cut you with a thousand knives! Otherwise, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart! ”

Master Rong cursed frantically in his heart, his hand holding the reins clenched tightly, and his eyes were as red as an angry bull. Under the imbalance of mentality, he even hated Ji Ning, who glanced at him just now. It's just that the recovery of Yicheng and the elimination of the thieves still depend on these officials and soldiers, and Master Rong didn't dare to show his anger, so he could only ask Mo Guohao to speed up the march while being angry.

He didn't want to wait for a day, he was eager to arrive under Yicheng and slash those thieves.

………

"Have the officers and troops of Longshan Mansion arrived in Xinxiang, twenty miles away?"

At the same time as the reconnaissance cavalry of the official army sent back the news, Chen Wu also got the accurate speed of the official army. If nothing else, the officers and troops can arrive outside the city today and set up camp, considering that if they rest for a day tomorrow, at most the day after tomorrow, the officers and troops will move. Thinking like this, he instructed Ning Gui: "Today's reconnaissance is the last, and it's hard work. ”

The time of arrival of the officers and troops has been determined, so naturally there is no need to risk sending people out of the city.

After signaling that Ning Gui could go down to rest, he thought about it and called Sun Tian over: "At the latest, tonight, the officials and troops of Longshan Mansion will arrive outside the city. You personally led a large group of soldiers to strengthen the patrol at the head of the city. Not only the east city wall, but also the other three city walls should also arrange people, and no unrelated people are allowed to climb the city, and anyone suspicious can be shot on the spot. ”

Similar orders have been in place since the rebels entered Yicheng, but now they are more severe. Not only the head of the city, but even within a hundred meters of the city wall was set as a forbidden area by Chen Wu. All those who approached for no reason, even the rebel soldiers, were subjected to strict interrogation. Such strict precautions can almost completely eliminate the communication of news inside and outside the city, so that the officers and soldiers outside cannot get the slightest information about the rebels in the city.

Of course, in addition to passive precautions, Chen Wu was also prepared to take the initiative to attack those rats who intended to contact the official army and be unfavorable to the righteous army.

It's time to get rid of the gang before they start.

Under his orders, Gan Xing was the first to arrive, bringing a large group of the most reliable Taiping Camp volunteers to stand by outside. Soon after, Ma Weize and his brothers also rushed over.

For the past week, he has been in charge of the East City Gate renovation site, and has been ordered to secretly observe suspicious people. In addition, other workshops that make paper armor and make weapons have also arranged for people to monitor. Because Chen Wu never launched, the big families in Yicheng who were in the dark thought that the righteous army was defenseless, and estimated that the official army was about to arrive, and the action became more and more rampant. Up to now, a total of seven people have been locked by Ma Weize and them.

Without exception, these people are all related to the rich families in the city who are dissatisfied with the rebels, and even a few are simply the sons and nephews of their own families.

"Please rest assured, general, I guarantee that no one can escape!"

After receiving the order, Gan Xing, under the leadership of Ma Weize and them, led the team to move quickly.

The first to be arrested was the Wang family.

The influence of the Wang family in Yicheng is not great, and the family property is only in the middle reach. Because of this, Chen Wu had arranged for the release of the people, but the Wang family was unable to go out - they were reluctant to take out so many golden tickets for nothing. However, among the remaining wealthy families in Yicheng, the Wang family is relatively prominent, so this secret action was carried out by the Wang family.

Although they could not obtain information from outside the city, they could still deduce the approximate time of the actions of the officers and soldiers. Moreover, the progress of the rebel army can also be corroborated from a certain process. Today, realizing that the transformation of the eastern head of the city has been fully completed, and the standard of high-intensity training in the school field has suddenly been lowered, the Wang family realized that the official army may be coming.

Excited, they immediately sent someone to invite several other conspirators.

Half an hour later, Qi Gang, the owner of Xinyi Restaurant, Baron Fan Xingyi, who had a declining family, and Wan Lao Wu's henchman Black Knife left before leaving the city, were invited to arrive. Basically, including the Wang family, these four families are the representatives of the remaining big families in Yicheng. The seven people who secretly investigated the situation of the rebels were sent by them together.

"You may be seated."

As the master of the Wang family, Wang Chengen let several conspirators into the inner room, and said apologetically: "If it is in the past, no matter what, we will set up a banquet to entertain you." It's a pity that all the food was snatched away by the thieves, so I can only invite everyone to have a cup of tea and express our gratitude. ”

"It's okay, everyone is here to deal with those thieves. Banquets and the like, after the officials and troops calm down Yicheng, we will not eat no matter how much we celebrate. Qi Gang waved his hand, looking indifferent. His family is the owner of a restaurant, what mountain delicacies have not been eaten? It's not for the meal that I'm venturing at this time.

"Brother Qi is right." Baron Fan nodded and said, "Drove away those thieves, and some of them are time to celebrate." But for now, let's put the problem first. Brother Wang invited us to come at this time, is it possible? ”

"Not bad." Wang Chengen confirmed Baron Fan's guess, and said with a little ease: "If there is no accident, the official army should arrive in the next day or two." ”

"Really?"

Listening to Wang Chengen's words, not only the baron, but also Qi Gang and even the black knife next to him showed joy on their faces.

They hadn't slept well since the thieves broke the city, and now they finally waited for the long-awaited good news.

"Don't be careless."

Seeing the expressions of several conspirators, Wang Chengen couldn't help but remind: "Looking at their various preparations in the city, this gang of thieves is by no means unusual. The officers and soldiers came so quickly, it must be the city defense battalion of Longshan Mansion, so how many are there? If one is not careful, there is really the possibility of suffering a big loss. ”

"What Brother Wang said is very true."

Wang Chengen's words reminded Qi Gang and the others of the anti-thief information they had collected these days, and they couldn't help but be shocked. Just forging weapons and making paper armor made them understand that thieves are extraordinary. The terrain transformation in the east gate of the city allowed them to guess the intention of the thief army after discussion.

It is very likely that he wants to deceive the officers and soldiers into the city!

Other anti-thieves, fearing that the defense of the city is not strict enough, these anti-thieves in Yicheng actually dare to take the initiative to let the officials and soldiers in. If it's not ignorance, it's really dependent.

"We have to find a way to alert the officers and soldiers outside the city."

The black knife said the hearts of several people present, and this was also Wang Chengen's main intention in calling everyone here.

As for how to do this, a few people quickly agreed on a specific method. For example, when the officers and soldiers entered the city, they shouted a warning, or sent people to venture up to the top of the city at night and use rope ladders to go out of the city.

The latter method has not been implemented before, because the thief army has been patrolling, and after the city was broken, Yicheng has been implementing a curfew at night, and if you dare to walk around and catch it, you will be killed. But when the official army comes, it is different, and the thieves are likely to attract the attention of the official army outside the east gate, so that the other three directions will have an opportunity.