The visitors in the Chiyang guest house were none other than Ren Wushi and more than a hundred dead soldiers who came down from Yongyang Palace.

A day ago, Ren Wushi rushed to Yongyang Palace on Huo Yun's instructions and led all the dead soldiers into Chang'an, but halfway through, he received another order to postpone his entry into Beijing and wait for him to be hidden. Martial Master Ren suddenly lost his direction, and at this time they had already arrived at the boundary of Chiyang Pavilion, so they remembered the Chiyang Guest House they had been to a few days ago, and felt that it was both remote and spacious, just enough to stay for a few days. So he led the team to the Chiyang Guest House, drove away the other guests, and paid a high price for the entire guest house.

When Twelve Lang came to knock at the door, he was in the courtyard, and he came to open the door and drove Twelve Lang away. Then the pavilion chief came to knock on the door, and he heard that it was the local pavilion chief, and he was worried that the pavilion chief would find out that they were uninvited guests, and if they were interrogated, it would be troublesome, so he called the old woman to open the door, and took care of her not to reveal their situation.

The old woman came back and said that the government had checked the household registration and wanted to count the number of men.

Martial Master Ren didn't think much about it, and was glad that he didn't check on them. Fearing that the pavilion chief would see him, he ran into the house and hid, and took care that the dead soldiers were not allowed to show their faces.

The old woman called the old man and the man out, and they didn't come back for a long time. Martial Master Ren sensed that something was wrong, and came to the deserted courtyard alone. Suddenly, an ominous omen floated in his heart, so he quietly ran to the door, did not dare to poke his head out, listened carefully, and faintly heard the sound of knives and guns colliding, and couldn't help but panic.

It was dusk, the sky was getting dark, and the wind rustled the leaves. In a trance, he felt that the entire courtyard was enveloped by a strong murderous aura, which made him breathless. He rubbed his throat and tried to shout, but he couldn't shout, so he took a deep breath and shouted with all his might.

"Shops, shops." He shouted hoarsely, and for a long time, no one answered.

After Shi Gao took the tiger to Yongyang Palace to fight in the air, he was always annoyed in his heart, but God opened his eyes and actually let him block this group of rebels here. Now there are only Huo Mansion dead soldiers in the courtyard, and they can completely let go of their hands and feet to attack, and they are suddenly relaxed.

He observed outside the courtyard for a while, beckoned to Twelve Lang, and said, "You shout first and order the people inside to come out." ”

Twelve Lang stepped forward, with a serious expression, cleared his throat, and shouted loudly: "Listen, the people inside, we are the Tiger Ben Forbidden Army, and we are ordered to arrest the traitors of the imperial court. You're surrounded, and you don't want to escape. If you lay down your arms and come out to surrender, you may be forgiven; If you resist stubbornly, you will not be spared. ”

As soon as the words fell, the courtyard seemed to be in a hurry, and only one voice replied: "There are no traitors here, they are all businessmen, and they dare not disturb the government." ”

Zhang Zhang approached Twelve Lang's side and said in a low voice, "This is Ren Martial Master." ”

Twelve Lang snorted and shouted again: "Then you all come out, if you are a serious businessman, you will naturally be let go." ”

There was no sound in the courtyard for a long time. Shi Gao said: "Send a few people in." ”

Twelve Lang called a centurion and said, "You take twenty people in first, and act when the opportunity comes." ”

The centurion took the command and ordered twenty school knife men. Twelve Lang also ordered the archers to be on guard, and if anyone in the courtyard rushed out, they would all be shot.

The centurion walked majestically to the courtyard gate with twenty school swordsmen. The door of the courtyard was closed, and the centurion looked at it, his eyes showing disdain, and he stepped forward and kicked it hard, but the door was thin and was kicked to pieces. The centurion exerted too much force and had no time to rein his feet, and fell into it with a stumble. The school knife hands behind him shouted in unison and poured into the courtyard.

Shi Gao was excited, and subconsciously took a few steps forward, but was grabbed by Twelve Lang and protected him behind him.

Shi Gao craned his neck and looked into the courtyard, but he couldn't see anything, so he asked anxiously, "What's wrong, what's wrong with the people who went in." ”

Twelve Lang comforted: "Don't worry, don't worry. But his face was pale with nervousness, and his lips trembled.

There were shouts of slaughter and the clash of swords in the courtyard, and occasionally a few screams. Shi Gao and Twelve Lang didn't dare to come out, staring at the gate of the courtyard tightly. Gradually, the shouts of killing were intermittent, and after a while, several people covered in blood stumbled out of the door.

Twelve Lang recognized it as the centurion and a few tiger soldiers, and hurriedly beckoned someone to come to the rescue. Before the words fell, a few more dead men with blades came out of the courtyard, and he was so anxious that he shouted: "Release the arrows, release the arrows." The archers on guard were all battle-hardened veterans, and when they saw that the situation was not good, they released their arrows before he could speak, shooting the dead soldiers who were rushing in front to the ground, and the dead soldiers who followed behind hurriedly retreated back to the courtyard.

In a few moments, the wounded centurion and his soldiers were helped up in front of Shi Gao and Twelve. Twelve Lang was about to ask questions eagerly, but Shi Gao stopped him and motioned for them to catch their breath. At this time, the medical officer came to dress the wounded wound and fed some water.

The centurion rested for a while, and Shi Gao crouched beside him and asked softly, "What's going on inside?" ”

"There were quite a few people inside, armed with blades. We shouted and ordered them to surrender, and we thought that not only did these people not surrender, but they also resisted arrest with knives. There are many of them, their martial arts are not weak, and the venue inside is small, so they can't be used. We're going to, we're going to—" The centurion couldn't help but sob.

"Got it, take care of your injuries. You are all loyal and brave men, and the court will be rewarded. Shi Gao stood up and instructed the medical officer to take care of the wounded carefully, and then pulled Twelve Lang aside, with a sad face, and said, "That's what the centurion said. These people are outlaws, with good martial arts, but the courtyard is small, and they can't use long weapons and bows and arrows. Tiger Ben will fight against them, and I am afraid that he will not take any advantage. If we attack, we will only increase our casualties, and they will be able to flee in chaos. ”

"How's that good? Either we deliberately show weakness and make them think that we can break out of the encirclement and lure them out. Twelve Lang thought for a moment and came up with an idea.

Shi Gao sneered, "You think they're stupid? They knew that there were archers outside the door, and that there were many more tigers than them, and they would not come out easily. ”

Tjuguro glanced up at the sky, with a worried look on his face, as if he wanted to say something, hesitated for a moment, and then shut up again.

Sensing his mood change, Scott glanced up at the sky. The sun had set, and the mountains in the distance were shrouded in a mist, looming, and he took a deep breath: "I'm afraid it's going to be a night battle." ”

Twelve Lang looked around and said, "These dead soldiers are likely to escape while it is dark. There was uneasiness and helplessness in his tone.

Shi Gao said: "I'm just worried about this. ”

Twelve Lang said: "Then let's prepare more torches, and the light will be transparent." Then arrange for the archers to guard the perimeter, and the people inside will shoot when they come out. Trap them to death. ”

"I have to do this now, and I'll find a way when the sky is bright." Shi Gao smiled wryly. "I'm afraid they'll flee when it's dark." He shook his head and sighed softly.

T12 Lang turned around and instructed his subordinates to prepare torches. The two watched as the soldiers were busy collecting firewood and making torches, and fell silent for a while. Suddenly, Twelve Lang raised his eyebrows, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he turned sideways to face Shi Gao and was about to speak. Shi Gao seemed to guess what he was going to say, stretched out his right index finger and shook it, signaling not to say it first, and then his fingers little by little, as if playing the beat, one, two, and three stopped in mid-air, and the two said in unison: "Fire attack." I couldn't help but laugh.

Shi Gao said: "Since they don't want to come out, let them stay inside." Twelvero nodded yes.

At this time, the pavilion chief led a group of people over. Shi Gao looked at the group of people in surprise, not knowing what they were doing. The pavilion chief turned slightly sideways, respectfully beckoned a person over, and introduced: "Chiyang County Commander has come here to meet Shizhong. ”

A local official wearing a small cloth crown and wearing a public uniform, short and short beard hurried a few steps, his face was full of smilers, and he arched his hand and said: "The lower official is the order of Chiyang County, I don't know that the servant is coming, and I hope the servant will forgive me." The servant came here to exterminate the rebels, which is the luck of our county. ”

He suddenly felt that "exterminating the traitor is the luck of our county" was not very appropriate, but he couldn't think of a better way to say it in a hurry, so he hid his embarrassment, and then said earnestly: "The servant is here to exterminate the rebel, and the subordinate officials should do their best to assist and live up to their mission." ”

The county commander had just heard that there was a large group of tigers who were here to encircle and suppress the rebels, and he heard that the leader was Shi Gao, a close minister of the emperor's favor, so he ran upside down, thinking that he could not miss such a good opportunity to get close to dignitaries.

Shi Gao was thinking about the fire attack, when a personal interruption suddenly appeared, and he was confused for a while, and he scratched his head when he looked at this person. Suddenly, a thought flashed in his heart, so he smiled and returned the salute: "Chiyang County Order, right?" I have something to worry about in Laozun County. ”