All the yamen who knew about it happened to be on rotation and were summoned to the county yamen by Xu Chong.
Their eyes passed over Xu Chong under the eaves and fell on the main seat in the hall.
There, sitting a man in blood-clothed clothes whose face could not be seen clearly.
Obviously, this is the big shot of the Bloody Guard.
Everyone understands,
Looking at Xu Chong again, he saw an extremely tired face, a slightly messy bun, and a large official robe with pleats everywhere.
Eyes... what kind of eyes is that?
Pain, unwillingness, intolerance, helplessness...
It’s like clearly wanting to save them, but being unable to do anything.
Sure enough, I really want to die.
Lao Li was angry in his heart and wanted to take a step to scold it so that he could indulge in it before he died. However, when he thought of his wife and children at home, he could only suppress this impulse.
Not long after, Xu Chong spoke.
"I believe you have already guessed some things. It is of great importance, so I will not hide it."
Xu Chong's eyes slowly swept across everyone's faces, and his voice was steady and powerful, "The purpose of this ten-day blockade and investigation is to catch a Taiping Dao rebel."
"Now, the whereabouts of this rebel thief have been grasped by me, and you are about to participate in the encirclement and suppression of this rebel thief."
"I know that you have been secretly spreading rumors these past few days that this rebel is extremely skilled."
"I can tell you responsibly that this is true."
"You may be injured or you may die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Yuanlong in the hall frowned.
What happened to Xu Chong?
Wouldn't it shake the morale of the army to describe the enemy's strength before going into battle?
At this time, Xu Chong changed the topic.
"But I can assure you!"
"No matter what the cost, I, Xu Chong, will definitely do my best to save your lives!"
"You, are you willing to believe me?"
All the government officials looked at each other.
Liu Er, Zhao Liu, Lao Li, Yang Laohun... about ten people spoke one after another.
"I believe it!"
"I believe in you, sir!"
"I will do whatever the adults say!"
"..."
Driven by these people, the rest of us started to have hope in our hearts and also agreed.
"Okay!"
Xu Chong suddenly raised his hand and said, "Follow my arrangements."
"Liu Er!"
"Here!"
"Take twenty men and ten powerful crossbows and go to the south wall to change defenses. The crossbowmen will be hidden in the tower!"
"Yes!"
"Old bastard Yang!"
"Here!"
"You take twenty people and five powerful crossbows and hide them in Old Man Zhou's house!"
"Yes!"
"Old Li!"
"Here!"
"You take twenty people..."
After some arrangements, the hundred or so government officials were all arranged into an ambush.
"Remember!"
Xu Chong shouted loudly again, "Do not take action until you hear my order, do you understand?"
"Understood!!!"
Everyone responded in unison.
"Go ahead."
Xu Chong waved his hand.
Everyone dispersed and rushed to their respective ambush locations.
After finishing all this, Xu Chong turned around and walked into the main hall, "Master Fu, do you think this arrangement is feasible?"
"You are very good, you have brains and means, but you are a bit soft-hearted."
Fu Yuanlong nodded, "They are just ordinary people. If they die, they will die. There is no need to tell them so much."
"When this matter is over, come and follow me. The county government is too small. Follow me and you will see a wider world."
I hope you will still think so by then.
Xu Chong bowed his hand and said, "I can't get what I ask for."
………
"Liu Er, what's the situation now?"
At the corner outside the county government office, Lao Li grabbed Liu Er and asked, "Can you help us, sir?"
"Your Excellency has already given us a hint."
Liu Er looked around and lowered his voice.
"Hint?"
Lao Li thought for a long time, but he didn't feel that he had received a hint.
"Didn't you realize that my lord...didn't order anyone to be captured alive!"
Liu Er narrowed his eyes, "This is tantamount to allowing us to kill the rebel!"
"Kill...I understand!"
Lao Li suddenly realized, "Indeed, only in this way can we reduce casualties as much as possible."
He couldn't understand what martial arts was, but he knew very well that even for an ordinary person, capturing alive and killing him were two completely different levels of difficulty.
If the order was to capture him alive, due to his young age, he might not even dare to throw a knife at him.
But Xu Chong didn't say to capture him alive, so they can rely on their own strength and try their best to kill each other.
"But...can we kill the rebel?"
Lao Li is very doubtful about the abilities of all the brothers.
"I don't know."
Liu Er took a deep look at Lao Li and said, "My lord, he can only do this."
"Only..."
Lao Li was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses.
Xu Chong did not order the capture alive. Even if the rebels were killed, they, the government officials, would not be guilty of ignorance. The blood-clad guards would not be able to hold them accountable, but would only go after Xu Chong.
If the rebels cannot be killed, they will naturally die, and there is nothing to say.
"This is the only chance you can get for us. I know what to do."
Lao Li clenched his waist knife tightly, his expression turned grim without realizing it, "If I die, help me say thank you to the adults."
"I hope you don't die and tell the adults yourself."
Liu Er smiled and turned around to join his team.
If you are not dead, then it is not a matter of saying thank you.
Lao Li said silently in his heart and turned around to leave.
………
The end of Yinshi.
The county seat is still under lockdown, and the South City Gate area is as empty and silent as other places.
All the ambush personnel have taken their positions, hiding in the darkness and waiting silently.
Xu Chong, as the person in charge of this ambush, is staying on the watchtower two hundred steps away with Fu Yuanlong.
This place was chosen by Fu Yuanlong. It has the advantage of having a good view and is not too far from the ambush circle.
Xu Chong tensed his face and stared at the ambush circle, looking conscientious.
Fu Yuanlong wanted to laugh a little, but at the same time he was a little more satisfied with Xu Chong.
These days, it’s very difficult to find such an upright subordinate.
Hmm... Why don't we share some of the credit with him and let him get into martial arts?
Fu Yuanlong suddenly came up with this idea.
Because the minimum standard for joining the Blood Clothes Guards is the first level of martial arts.
Time passes in silence.
At Mao hour, the sky becomes slightly brighter.
A figure wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat appeared on the edge of the ambush circle, slowly walking in.
Xu Chong's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
If all his judgments were correct, then the figure in the bamboo hat must be Huo Tong disguised as a water ghost!
‘Hold on! Don’t panic!’
‘Huo Tong’s current position is not enough!’
‘If you want to kill, you have to wait for him to go deeper.’
Xu Chong stared at the man in the bamboo hat, constantly calculating his position in his mind.
Soon!
Soon!
Two more steps!
Yes!
Now!
Xu Chong became angry and blurted out the command to "take action".
However, at this moment, a hand suddenly rested on his shoulder!
It's Fu Yuanlong!
"Don't be nervous."
Fu Yuanlong smiled and explained, "This is not the person we want to arrest. The real rebel has not yet appeared."
"..."
Xu Chong's whole body stiffened, and his heart plummeted into the abyss.
He had never expected that Fu Yuanlong would be so patient with him!
I thought that as long as I gave the order first, I could blame it on my nervousness and lack of knowledge later.
I never expected that Fu Yuanlong, a man with a mouth in his mouth, would explain to me immediately!
Aren’t you the blood-clad Wei Zongqi?
Aren’t you the aloof Master Fu?
Why don't you just try to explain it to me, who is as big as a sesame seed!
How cool is that?!
Xu Chong was incompetent and furious.
Now that he knows that the target is not the man in the hat, if he gives an order again, he will have the words "anti-thief and ally" written on his face.
Forget it.
Now that things have come to this, we can only give up the plan.
Poor Sun Yourong seems to have no choice but to stay in the Xu Mansion to serve as her husband and raise her children.
Just when Xu Chong was frustrated and comforting himself, a manic roar suddenly rose and resounded through the night sky.
"——Do it!!!"
In an instant, Fu Yuanlong's pupils shrank into needlepoints.