"Let's go to the grocery store!"

Bao Qing took Zhanzhao and Jin Wandao, who came to meet, to the grocery store where Hong Ba's family was hidden.

"My lord, this is it!"

Bao Qing saw that the outer door of the grocery store was tightly closed, and the grocery store poster had been taken down, as if it was closed. However, the situation was chaotic, Bazhou City became an undefended city, there was chaos everywhere, everyone was busy fleeing for their lives, and no one paid attention to it even if it was closed.

"My lord, our people climbed over the wall to get in!" In a few clicks, the closed door was slammed open.

There is nothing to be seen on the outside of the grocery store, and there are two inner rooms inside. Bao Qing took a look at the two inner rooms, and the traces of the fight in the room were obvious, the things were scattered, many tables and furnishings were broken, there were blood stains everywhere, there were seven or eight corpses lying on the ground, and there were some swords and weapons on the side.

Bao Qing squatted down, flipped several corpses over, and examined them carefully.

The fatal injuries were basically on the neck, and there were many scars on the body, which should have been fought violently. Bao Qing pulled the palm of the deceased's hand open, and the palm of the deceased was full of calluses.

"There are many old wounds on the deceased's body, and there are many new wounds. From the old scars and calluses on the palms, these deceased should be veterans of the war for many years, and they are probably Hongba's personal guards. Bao Qing said.

"My lord, these dead people should have been assassinated by the people in the rivers and lakes. The wound on the neck was a fatal wound, and judging by the wound, it was caused by sharp blades and sword blades. The other wounds on the body were also caused by sharp blades. Zhan Zhao said.

"It's true, the deceased still has some body temperature, and it shouldn't be too long to be killed."

"Is it the Plum Blossom Gang again?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"No, the Plum Blossom Gang should be controlled by the thirteenth prince, Zhao Dexin, what are they doing when they capture Hong Ba's family? It stands to reason that they should help Hong Ba's family escape. And he shouldn't have killed Hongba's personal guards. ”

"My lord, look, this corpse!" Jin Wandao shouted.

Bao Qing saw that this corpse was indeed a little different, and the wound exposed was not caused by a sharp blade, as if it was caused by a big knife rolled up by the knife on the ground. Bao Qing pulled the corpse's clothes hard.

"Plum Blossom Gang!" Bao Qing was shocked, the clothes on the deceased's chest actually had plum blossom emblems, Bao Qing was really a little confused, "What's going on?" ”

Bao Qing thought about it, so he had to check it out, although he didn't know how many people there were in Hong Ba's family, but if he wanted to take these hostages, he should need a carriage, and it was best to use a caravan, and there was only one family that rented and sold a caravan in Bazhou City.

"Let's go, let's go to the carriage shop by the east gate of the city, maybe we will be lucky!" Bao Qing said.

……

The carriage shop on the edge of the east gate of the city, the shopkeeper had already packed up and was ready to close, and at this time, I saw more than a dozen high-headed horses galloping in the city. The leader was a young man in a blue robe who looked quite clean and tidy.

"Shopkeeper, I want to ask you something!" The blue-robed young man jumped off his horse and went straight to the carriage shop and asked.

The shopkeeper is a little strange, most people go out of the city gate to ask for directions, but this young man is asking about things, what can he know.

Of course, the young man was Bao Qing, and when he saw that the shopkeeper was a little confused, he stretched out his hand and brought out a few more money.

"Think for yourself, in the past two days, especially today, has anyone bought a caravan from you?" After Bao Qing finished speaking, he stuffed a few pieces of money in his hand into the hands of the shopkeeper.

Who is not happy if there is money, the shopkeeper got a few dollars for nothing, and hurriedly accompanied the smiling face, and said: "This son, you really asked the right question, early this morning, two or three people bought a caravan from me." As I recall, these people looked quite fierce, and I didn't dare to ask. No, I'm going to do such a business today, and I can't stay in this Bazhou, so I can go back to my hometown quickly. ”

When Bao Qing heard this, he thought in his heart, but he was afraid that those people were really thieves who kidnapped Hong Ba's family.

"Hey, this boy, you go slowly, I forgot to say, an hour ago, I saw that group of people, along this road."

"Really?" Bao Qing was stunned, this road was the one leading to the camp in Bazhou.

"Jin Wandao, go and bring all the guards, let's go to the Bazhou camp." Bao Qing said anxiously.

"That's fighting, are we really going to go?"

"Go, if you don't go, you won't figure out what's going on, let's try not to get involved, take a look at the periphery!"

……

At this time, Zhuang Lei and Hong Ba were fighting each other.

"Lord Zhuang, it's not a way to go on like this, I'm afraid that my three thousand people won't be able to withstand it for long." Wang Fakui said.

"The official has already asked for help, don't worry, you must resist it." Zhuang Lei said this on his lips, but in his heart he had another plan.

This damn Hongba actually gave up the city defense, but he was afraid that he would have colluded with the Liao people a long time ago. Even so, the official is not afraid, as long as you force your reinforcements out and bring in the Liao, the official's task will be completed. At that time, the whole world will know that you Hongba and the unlucky thirteen princes have rebelled, and the court will send troops to encircle and suppress you. This official happened to leave Bazhou and went to the capital to take up his post.

Thinking of Lu Yijian's promise to his official position, Zhuang Lei couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart.

"Help? Where did you turn for help? Imperial court? Where is the time? That Hongba and the Thirteen Princes are only afraid that they have already asked for help from the Xin'an Army and the Baoding Army, if it is really at that time, the two armies and horses will converge, I am afraid that we will die. Wang Fakui said.

"What's the panic, I asked Baozhou and Xiongzhou for help."

"Can Baozhou and Xiongzhou listen to you? Every time the Liao people knocked, they still didn't close the city gate and couldn't hold out. Wang Fakui obviously didn't believe it.

Zhuang Lei doesn't care about this, anyway, he has already asked for help, it is their business to come or not, as long as he finishes this matter, he will go to the capital to be an official, and even if the imperial historian participates in the impeachment, he will not be able to participate in the impeachment.

When Zhuang Lei was looking forward to going to the capital to be an official, someone outside came to report.

"My lord, we have captured Hong Ba's family! Now outside the big camp. ”

Zhuang Lei and Wang Fakui were shocked when they heard this, obviously both of them knew what it meant to capture Hong Ba's family.

Zhuang Lei hurriedly asked, "Hong Ba's family, who let you arrest him?" ”

"This, my lord, in fact, someone sent Hongba's family to our camp."

"Someone sent it? Who would be so kind? Wang Fakui asked.

"Don't worry about that yet, go and see!" Zhuang Lei said.

Zhuang Lei and Wang Fakui came to the front of the camp together, only to see a black horse caravan parked in front of the camp gate.

For Hong Ba's family, Zhuang Lei knows. A baby son and wife, and an elderly mother.

"Oops, isn't this Mrs. Hong? Get out of the car! Zhuang Lei was just about to speak, but Wang Fakui laughed evilly.

Mrs. Nahong glared at Zhuang Lei and Wang Fakui fiercely, and couldn't help but hug her thirteen or fourteen-year-old son tightly and twist her head to the side.

Although Zhuang Lei is not ashamed to do this thing of kidnapping people's families, but the matter has come to this point, and this Hongba's family has been of great use.

Hongba withdrew the city defense troops and held on to the Bazhou battalion. Seeing this, Wang Fakui also desperately gathered all his forces and blocked the Bazhou battalion. So the two groups of people were consumed together, and Wang Fakui couldn't attack the Bazhou camp.

"Boss, ask for help, otherwise, we are waiting for death!" Zhong Shan didn't know how many times he said this, but Hong Ba just turned a deaf ear and just shook his head.

"Boss, no, I saw my sister-in-law and son-in-law a while ago!" A guard ran to speak.

Hong Ba was shocked when he heard this, his family was secretly hidden in Bazhou City, how could he be found out. Hong Ba hurriedly put on his battle robe and walked out of the camp with Zhong Shan.

Hong Ba came to the forward position of the battle between the two armies. The original design of the Bazhou camp was to resist the Liao army, once the Bazhou city was broken, this Bazhou camp could also be used as a border village to resist for a while, so as to delay the speed of the Liao army's march and wait for the imperial court reinforcements.

Therefore, the Bazhou camp is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is only one road with four horses parallel in front of the battle, and there are cliffs on both sides, so it is difficult to reach the Bazhou camp. And this road is not long, about half a mile away, if there are people standing on the opposite side shouting, you can still hear it clearly.

"Rebel general Hongba, you open your eyes and take a look, who is tied up in front of this formation?" Wang Fakui shouted at the top of his voice.

How could Hong Ba not be able to see clearly, the three people tied up in front of him, even if he didn't look at the appearance of his clothes, just this familiar figure, he recognized it as his wife and children at a glance.

Hong Ba didn't make a sound, clenched his fists tightly, shot a hateful look in his eyes, and looked at the front of the battle silently.

"Zhuang Lei, you old thing, you are still a scholar, why are you so shameless! The battle between the two armies is a matter between men and husbands, what are you doing with the old man and the child? How is this different from that of an animal? Don't you have a family? Zhong Shan shouted.

What followed was a boring scolding battle, and Hong Ba didn't speak, the expression on his face kept changing, as if he was making a fierce and painful choice.

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