Guting does not just refer to a pavilion, but an area. Guting District is located in Qianyuan Lane, Northeast Guo District. The people living here include both local residents of Luoyang and a large number of foreigners, most of whom are from the lower class. Traffickers, lackeys and entertainers are all very mixed.
Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei targeted the Guting District for their encirclement and suppression, and Zhang Bi had to pay attention to it. He deployed 500 strong men among the county soldiers. In addition, he specially placed some of the troops in the Guting District area. Pull back the eyeliner.
The county government has detailed maps of Luoyang city and even its suburbs. Zhang Bi ordered a map of Guting District to be spread on the table and asked: "General Xuying, what is the specific location to be encircled and suppressed this time?"
Xuying said: "This is an inn called Tongfu."
"Tongfu Yeshe..." Zhang Bi looked at several spies from Guting District and asked, "Do you know this Yeshe?"
Several spies nodded together, and one of them, a thin man who looked to be in his thirties and had an ordinary appearance, said: "Tongfu Yeshe is located in Qianyuan North Lane. There are seven or eight Yeshes in this alley. , the scale is not large, and the prices are cheap. Most of the people who live here are small businessmen or performers."
Zhang Bi asked: "How is this Tongfu Yeshe? Are you familiar with it?"
Several spies looked at each other and shook their heads. The same skinny man said: "Tongfu Yeshe is a very inconspicuous one. The business on weekdays is not good, but it is not bad. The shopkeeper is not a local. , it is said that he came from Nanyang."
Xuying narrowed his eyes and said: "Nanyang and Hanzhong are adjacent, and the accents of the two places are relatively similar. If the shopkeeper of Tongfu Yeshe is from Hanzhong, he can lie and claim that he is from Nanyang."
Zhang Ben also nodded with the same feeling. Even though Nanyang and Hanzhong are adjacent to each other, people from Nanyang and Hanzhong face two completely different treatments in Luoyang.
Hanzhong belongs to Gongsun Shu's territory. When Hanzhong people come to Luoyang, they will definitely be subject to strict interrogation and will be registered by the government. From time to time, county soldiers will come to search.
But the people of Nanyang are different. Nanyang is the hometown of the emperor. The seemingly ordinary people of Nanyang are probably from the same hometown or even the same village as the emperor. When the officials meet, they must be polite.
Therefore, many of the spies sent by Gongsun Shu were from Hanzhong. After arriving in Luoyang, they all lied about being from Nanyang.
Xuying looked at the skinny man and said, "Point out the specific location of Tongfu's residence on the map."
Without a moment's hesitation, the skinny man clicked on the map and said, "General, the Tongfu Residence is right here!"
Xuying took a closer look and saw that Tongfu Yeshe was located in the middle of the alley, with a small alley next to it and behind it.
Judging from its location, the choice is really good. No matter where the enemy comes from in the alley, they will not be able to rush into the inn at the first time, which will more or less leave a certain buffer time for the inn.
If the people in the inn are defeated, they can still escape along the small alleys next to and behind them. Xuying looked at it for a moment and asked: "There must be a back door to Tongfu Villa, right?"
The skinny man nodded and said: "Yes, General, there is indeed a back door to the residence, and it is connected to the alley behind it. People in the inn, no matter which direction they run, there is a way!"
Zhang Bi nodded and said seriously: "General Xuying, the location of this retreat is well connected, and its shopkeeper is by no means an ordinary person. If your guess is correct, there should be inns at both ends of Qianyuan North Lane. Buried piles."
Xuying listened carefully. When Zhang Bi finished, he raised his head and said, "Keep talking!"
"The official thinks that if we don't want any fish to slip through the net in Ye She, we should go around to the back of Ye She and have a back door to attack. In this way, we can avoid the hidden piles buried in Ye She and avoid any danger. It's time to respond. After we break in, even if the people in the house run, they can only run to the left and right sides of Qianyuan North Lane. Therefore, before taking action, we can separate two groups of people to move Qianyuan. The two ends of the North Alley are blocked, let's give it a trap to catch turtles in!"
Xu Ying turned to look at Xu Ting and Xu Fei. They both nodded slightly, indicating that they agreed with Zhang Bi's strategy. Xu Ying said: "Okay! This matter will be handled according to Zhang County Lieutenant's wishes!"
The matter was finalized, and there was no talk during the day. That night, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei joined the county government and went to Tongfu Residence together.
Because they were worried that there were hidden stakes for Yeshe at both ends of the alley, the county soldiers did not take the main road in front of Yeshe's main entrance, but approached quietly from the small alley outside the back door of Yeshe.
Zhang Bi personally participated in this operation. He assigned 200 county soldiers to ambush at the east end of Qianyuan North Lane, and another 200 county soldiers to ambush at the west end of Qianyuan North Lane. He personally commanded one of them. Hundreds of heavily armed elite county soldiers followed Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei, hiding in a small alley that was so dark that they couldn't even see their fingers.
Zhang Bi came close to Xuying and whispered in his ear: "General Xuying, I think it is safest for us to wait until midnight to take action."
Xuying didn't think too much and nodded in agreement.
Time passed minute by minute, and finally it was midnight, which was eleven o'clock in the middle of the night. Xuying narrowed his eyes, waved to the people behind him, and then took the lead out of the small alley.
Xu Ting, Xu Fei, and Zhang Ben followed closely behind. As Zhang Ben walked forward, he turned back and called in a low voice: "Quick, quick, quick!"
The equipment of the soldiers in Luoyang County is considered to be the most sophisticated even among the Han army. The soldiers wear iron helmets on their heads, wear tough and light leather armor, carry swords under their ribs, crossbows hung on their backs, and hold shields in one hand. , holding a spear in one hand.
When taking action, soldiers with high skills walk in front to clear the way, and soldiers with accurate archery skills follow behind to sweep the enemy's formation. Once encountering the enemy, soldiers with good skills can withstand the enemy, and soldiers with good archery skills can release arrows from behind without any distractions. , carry out three-dimensional strikes against the enemy.
This time it was rare to be able to act together with Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei. Naturally, Zhang Bi had to perform well. Under his mobilization, the county soldiers moved forward quickly and soon surpassed Xu Ying. Xu Ting, Xu Fei and three others.
Seeing this, Xu Ying and the other three were no longer in a hurry to go ahead, and deliberately let Zhang Bi show off and see the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers under his command.
A strong county soldier was the first to run to the base of the wall of the residence. He first looked left and right, then leaned his back against the wall and put his hands on his lower abdomen.
Soon, another county soldier stepped forward, stepped on the palm of the county soldier's hand, jumped up, grabbed the top of the wall with both hands, pushed himself upwards, and climbed to the top of the wall.
He lay on the wall and waited for a while, but when he heard no movement, he turned over and jumped into the courtyard of Yeshe. Then, he slowly opened the door bolt of the backyard and pushed open the back door of Yeshe.
As the back door opened, the soldiers waiting outside filed in.
During the entire process, no one spoke, and Zhang Bi did not need to deliberately direct.
When the county soldiers entered the backyard, they immediately divided their hands and headed towards the wing rooms on the left and right sides. People either squatted under the windows of the wing rooms, or leaned against the left and right sides of the wing room doors, and then seemed to have been tapped on acupuncture points.
, all motionless.
The rest of the county soldiers continued to go deep into the interior of the house.
Just as the county soldiers rushed out of the backyard and were about to go to the atrium of the residence, two young men dressed as store clerks suddenly walked out from the front.
Seeing many black figures running out of the backyard, the two young men were startled and subconsciously asked: "Who is it?"
As soon as they finished speaking, they heard several consecutive popping sounds, which were the sounds of the ejection of a crossbow machine.
Several crossbow arrows, with sharp winds, came straight towards the two young men. One of them was unable to dodge and was hit in the chest by two crossbow arrows. He fell on his back and was killed on the spot.
Another young man dodged sideways. Although he was not hit by the crossbow arrow, one of the crossbow arrows still hit his arm. The young man grunted in pain, pulled his neck and yelled: "There are bad guys! There are bad guys coming in -
"
Several county soldiers marched three steps into two steps, rushed to the young man, and stabbed with their spears. The young man was obviously an expert. Even though he was hit by an arrow in his arm, his skills were still flexible. When he dodged the spear attack,
Turn around and run.
There was such a loud noise in the atrium that everyone in the entire residence heard it. There were noises coming from the side rooms on the left and right sides of the backyard one after another. The people inside seemed to be getting up and wanted to come out to see what was going on.
The county soldiers who had been guarding outside the wing looked at each other. Then, the county soldiers who were guarding the door kicked open the door and rushed in with spears. The county soldiers under the window also stood up and broke through.
Open the window and jump in.
All of a sudden, the two wing rooms seemed to explode, and people screamed one after another, including screams and screams.
Xu Ying, Xu Ting, Xu Fei and even Zhang Bi ignored the people in the backyard room, but followed the county soldiers and walked quickly towards the atrium.
In the main courtyard of the atrium, the shopkeeper of Yeshe ran out of the room wearing a long gown. When he saw many county soldiers coming outside, the shopkeeper looked panicked and stammered: "Everyone...
Military lords, you...why did you break into the shop in the middle of the night..."
Zhang Bi separated from the crowd, walked out, looked at the shopkeeper up and down, and said in a deep voice: "Are you the shopkeeper here?"
"Yes!"
"Okay! It's you we're looking for! Now please come with us to the county government!"
"Little one...what mistake did little one make?"
"When you get to the county government, you will naturally know what mistake you have made!" Zhang Bi waved his hand and shouted: "Take it down!"
Following his order, the two county soldiers went straight to the shopkeeper. They reached the left and right sides of the shopkeeper and stretched out their hands to grab his arms.
A cold light flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, and he suddenly turned aside to let the county soldier on his left pass. He waved his right hand outward and slapped the chest of the county soldier on his right.
There was a snapping sound in the ear, and when I looked at the county soldier, he flew backwards and fell two meters away with a thud. He was lying on the ground and spitting out blood.
This was thanks to the leather armor, otherwise, the middle-aged shopkeeper's palm would have killed him, even if it didn't kill him.
Even so, the county soldier lay on the ground and could not stand up for a while. A nearby county soldier ran forward quickly and dragged his injured companion off the battlefield. The surrounding county soldiers swarmed up and attacked the middle-aged shopkeeper.
siege.
While the county soldiers were besieging the middle-aged shopkeeper with all their strength, more than a dozen men in black swooped out of the atrium courtyard. They were dressed in black and had black scarves covering their faces. After they came out, people left.
Scattered and fled in all directions.
Zhang Bi frowned and shouted loudly: "Don't let anyone escape!"
Snap, snap, snap——
The county soldiers present took off their crossbows, aimed at the men in black, and launched a volley of fire. The crossbows prepared by the county soldiers were not ordinary crossbows, but repeating crossbows that could fire three rounds at a time.
The power of the repeating crossbow was far greater than that of ordinary crossbows. Under the random arrows of the county soldiers, five of the dozen men in black were shot and fell to the ground.
Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei all shouted, holding swords and chasing different men in black. The man in black that Xu Ying chased was the fastest one.
Because he was so fast, the crossbow arrows fired at him by the county soldiers basically passed by his back and did not even touch the edge of his clothes.
Just when he was about to climb over the atrium wall, Xuying rushed over from the side and stabbed his neck with a sword.
The man in black reacted quickly and immediately drew his sword to block. Bang! With a crisp sound, a ball of sparks suddenly appeared between Xu Ying and the man in black.
