A terrible scream suddenly came from outside the tent, Du Wenlin secretly screamed badly, jumped up from behind the case, and rushed straight out of the door.

Wang Qianhu leaned down beside the tent, with a snow-bright dagger stuck in his neck, deep in the handle.

The factory guards who were guarding chased him out of the door, seeing that the murderer had escaped through the door.

The sound of chasing and killing gradually stopped, and Zhang Qiang led everyone back in frustration:

"Four men in black suddenly appeared, and one of them threw a dagger and killed Wang Qianhu. Three of the guards were stabbed to death by them, all wounded in the throat. They were so fast that we couldn't catch up, and we lost a trace when we left the camp. ”

Du Wenlin pulled out the dagger and looked at it carefully, it was just an ordinary dagger, and there was nothing special about it.

The four men in black, the speed of action was extremely fast, and the soldiers who were killed were all wounded in the throat, these characteristics were gathered together, and Du Wenlin had already roughly guessed the identities of these killers.

Not to mention that these ordinary soldiers can't stop them, how many people in the world can stop them?

Why did they appear in the barracks tonight, did they come to connect with Wang Qianhu?

ordered the guards to dispose of Wang Qianhu's body, and then interrogated the other three hundred households next to each other, and the result was similar to that of Lu Dazhu, and he did not know about the collusion between the "Red Seal Sect" and the rebels. Besides, Wang Qianhu is no longer there, and he can't ask anything.

The three hundred households all said that they would obey Du Wenlin's dispatch in the future and carefully manage their own teams.

Before dawn, Du Wenlin gathered all the guards in the Prison Military Mansion and the Governor's Mansion, a total of more than 200 people, divided into ten teams, all changed into civilian clothes, each team was equipped with two scouts who were familiar with the terrain, and sent all these people out and scattered them on the way to Ye Mengxiong's inspection tomorrow.

Today is another hot day, and the sun has hung in the air early. In July, in this unsheltered desert, every pedestrian is unbearably hot.

It is nearly 800 miles from Yan'an Mansion to Ningxiawei, and it takes two days to reach such a long distance by horseback. At the same time, there may be horse bandits and rebels on the road, which makes Ye Mengxiong's trip to Ningxia full of unknown risks.

Du Wenlin scattered the more than 200 people who were responsible for covert protection within ten miles around the investigation team, forming an invisible protective circle, which kept moving as the team moved forward. This kind of escort looks very down-to-earth, but it actually consumes a lot of mental and physical strength. Because, it is not a simple matter to make this protective ring run synchronously. The circle is both loose and interconnected, so there has to be someone constantly communicating and coordinating back and forth.

Ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen took a few deputies from the Governor's Mansion to inspect all the way, gradually approaching Ningxia City, and the speed of walking was not very fast.

They were all dressed in casual clothes, Ye Mengxiong was dressed in gorgeous black satin clothes and pants, and he looked like a rich businessman.

Mei Guozhen was dressed as a housekeeper and accompanied Ye Mengxiong.

Everyone else was dressed as a follower, and they followed silently on horseback.

Du Wenlin nervously observed the situation around him. Even if a hawker with a burden comes in front of him, he will be nervous for a long time.

For this thousand-mile investigation, Du Wenlin opposed it from the bottom of his heart, but he couldn't resist Ye Mengxiong's persistence, and he could only do his best, hoping that there would be no chaos on the road.

The scouts who explored the way came to report, and in front of them was Dingbian City.

Dingbian is also an important military town set up by the Ming Dynasty in the three borders, second only to Jingbian in scale. After the Ningxia Revolution, it has been guarded by Liu Dongyang's rebels.

If you go to Ningxiawei, you must pass through Dingbian City.

As it approached, the fiery sunset was slowly setting over the sand dunes in the distance.

Du Wenlin watched the sky slowly darken, and he was a little anxious.

It's certainly not appropriate to let a few adults camp in the wilderness, but if you go into the city to live, the risk is too great.

After much thought, I decided to ask for the opinions of the adults.

Hearing that Dingbian City is not far ahead, Ye Mengxiong said with a smile:

"Three years ago, the official lived in Dingbian for a period of time, but unfortunately now things are different. Let's go into the city tonight. I also take the opportunity to see how things have changed in the past three years. ”

Du Wenlin passed down the order and informed everyone to assemble in Dingbian. And let the scouts at the front station arrange the place to stay.

Dingbian is not only an important military town, but also a prosperous place for border trade, and there is an endless stream of merchants from all over the world who come here to buy and sell every day.

It was getting late, and there were still many merchants entering and leaving the city gate, and Ye Mengxiong and his party entered the city with everyone.

Not far from the city gate, there was a sound of horses' hooves behind him, and a group of soldiers galloped in from the south gate, and soon arrived behind the group.

Everyone dodged to the side of the road and let the cavalry pass.

The leading officer, who was in his forties with a slight red face, suddenly slowed down and stared back at Ye Mengxiong when he galloped past everyone.

When the team passed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But the officer's staring at Ye Mengxiong made Du Wenlin feel a little uneasy in his heart.

"Yuelai Inn" is the largest inn in Dingbian City, and there are many merchants' vehicles, goods, and horses parked in the courtyard, and business is prosperous.

The scouts booked a few good rooms, and the crowd settled in as soon as they arrived.

Du Wenlin sent the order down and shrank more than 200 secret whistles around the inn.

After the meal, Ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen were talking in the room, but Du Wenlin didn't dare to relax in the slightest, and took Wang Ling and Rong'er to inspect around the inn a few times, and waited for the noise in the inn to gradually calm down before returning to the room.

Du Wenlin knew that those dark sentinels who were silently guarding the surroundings would definitely have no sleep tonight.

He asked the two girls to rest on the kang and their clothes, while he sat at the table and meditated with candles.

Suddenly, there was a noise of people on the street, and Du Wenlin stood up and hurriedly walked outside.

A secret sentry in the courtyard came to report that the entire inn was surrounded by rebels.

Du Wenlin's head buzzed, and his heart said, trouble is coming!

This is a city controlled by the rebels, and there are tens of thousands of rebels in the city, and the possibility of a forced breakthrough is very small.

The courtyard was brightly lit, and a thousand households shouted:

"Governor Ye came to Dingbian City, and the officials greeted him late and came to confess!"

Next to this officer stood the hundred households who passed them in the evening.

Du Wenlin suddenly understood what the problem was, this hundred households knew Ye Mengxiong.

At this time, Ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen also came to the door of the guest room and looked at the officer in the courtyard.

"Haha, doesn't Governor Ye know the lower officials?" The officer laughed.

Ye Mengxiong frowned and thought for a long time, and suddenly patted his head:

"It turned out to be him!"

Turning to the officer, he replied:

"Isn't that Yun Qianhu, don't come to harm?"

"Thank you Governor Ye for your concern, Xia Guan has been very good. I don't know what Governor Ye is doing when he comes to the border city today? ”

"Oh, this official is going to inspect Ningxia City today, and it was getting late when he arrived at Dingbian, so he stayed."

Before Yun Qianhu could answer, the Baihu next to him suddenly burst into laughter:

"Ye Mengxiong, there is a road in heaven if you don't go, and there is no way in hell, you can come in, just tie your hands and arrest it."

His words made Yun Qianhu obviously unhappy, he turned his head and glanced at Baihu coldly, and said to Ye Mengxiong:

"The subordinates reported that you were coming, so the subordinates came to pay a visit overnight. There was no other meaning, and Tianming sent Lord Ye to leave Dingbian safely. ”

"Thank you Yun Qianhu for your enthusiasm! Thank you. "Although Ye Mengxiong is in the enemy camp, after all, he is the governor of the three sides and has a prominent status, so there is no need to be too polite to them.

When Ye Mengxiong was the governor of Ningxia, he lived in Dingbian for a period of time, so many officers here knew him.

Now that they belong to two hostile camps, it is not convenient to preach and accuse these former subordinates here and now.

How to get out of the body is the most important thing at the moment.

"If you let them go tonight, how will you explain to Lord Bi later?" The officer said to Yun Qianhu again.

"You don't have to worry about this!" Yun Qianhu said coldly.

Baihu's eyes showed a fierce light, turned around and glanced at the entourage behind him, and the knife in his hand suddenly hit Yun Qianhu's throat, and he said hoarsely:

"The surnamed Yun colluded with the enemy, conspired to betray Lord Bi, and tried to put the brothers to death, isn't it enough for us to be oppressed by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Brothers, catch these dog officials, and I will ensure that you will be promoted and rich. ”

Most of the soldiers in the back were his subordinates, and they coaxed together, and the situation seemed to get out of control.

Changed elbows and armpits, caught off guard, Ye Mengxiong and they didn't know how to deal with it for a while, and they stared at the development of the situation with worry.

Du Wenlin suddenly jumped up, like a bolt of lightning stabbing towards the hundred.

"You, don't come nonsense!" Baihu is also battle-hardened, and his adaptability is not afraid of unhappiness, and as soon as Du Wenlin made a move, he issued a warning.

However, he never dreamed that there was such a fast body in the world, and before he finished speaking, Du Wenlin's cold dagger was already against his throat.

Suddenly, a strange situation was formed, his knife was against Yun Qianhu's throat, and a snowy dagger was against his neck.

"The praying mantis flutters the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind", this sentence is very appropriate here.

"Put the knife down!" Du Wenlin's dagger was slightly forced.

Hyakho stared blankly, as if he didn't believe that he had become a prisoner in the blink of an eye.

The situation changed so quickly that it hadn't even reacted yet.

The entourage behind him surrounded him, and Du Wenlin pushed the dagger into it again:

"Put the knife down! Hurry up. ”

With a thud, the steel knife fell to the ground.

In the face of life and death, no one can refuse the desire to live.

Yun Qianhu straightened his armor and said coldly to the soldiers around him:

"Go back!"

The hundred households have been taken prisoner, the dragons are leaderless, and those followers have no will to resist. He withdrew his weapon and silently retreated behind him.

Things were reversed like this, which made Ye Mengxiong a little confused, settled down, and hurriedly invited Yun Qianhu to come to the room to sit down.

Yun Qianhu was originally a close confidant of Liu Dongyang, but after Liu Dongyang was slaughtered by Bibai, he rebelled and planned to return to the imperial court.

It's just that he is afraid that the imperial court will settle the old accounts that followed Liu Dongyang's rebellion, so he has been hesitant.

Today is an opportunity to express his will and ask the court to forgive him for his past mistakes.

Ye Mengxiong was overjoyed, although Dingbian City was not big, the city walls were strong, and if it was a hard attack, it would definitely have to pay a lot of price.

Now that Yun Qianhu has taken the initiative to surrender, isn't it an unexpected gain?

After a long talk, Yun Qianhu said that he could accept the incorporation at any time and hand over Dingbian City to the Ming army.

Ye Mengxiong struck while the iron was hot, and decided to leave Du Wenlin here to be in charge of liaison, and he would go back to his home tomorrow to arrange for the troops to come here to collect and surrender the army and take over the defense of Dingbian City.