Xie Ming

Chapter 117: Thinking before Change
After Xiao Jingchuan led the entire army to lie in ambush west of the water for most of the day, it was four quarters past midnight.

He felt that the time had come, so he ordered his capable soldiers to change into Dashun military uniforms, preparing to force their way in at night!

But at this moment, changes occurred again!

"Report——"

"Report!"

"General, our scouts ahead have captured two Dashun bandit messengers!" the scout soldier reported.

"Oh? Are you coming from Lai Shui? Or are you going to Lai Shui County?" Xiao Jingchuan asked anxiously.

"General, they are coming from the north, they should be from Laishui County!"

"These two people are in a hurry to travel, and they may be carrying important information, so our captain did not dare to act on his own and sent me to report the news to see how the general would deal with it!" The sentry replied again.

"nice!"

"Your captain did the right thing!"

"Go, bring those two here!" Xiao Jingchuan approved of his men's actions and gave orders.

"Yes! General, wait a minute!"

After saying this, the sentry ran back to take his men with him.

"Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong)?"

"Where is Feiyu?!" Xiao Lang called out to Qiu Zhizhong.

"Here, Lao Xiao, I'm here!" Zhizhong hurried out of the queue and approached Xiao Jingchuan.

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), you just heard that two enemy messengers were captured. I think there might be something fishy going on!"

"After the person is brought here, you will interrogate and deal with him!"

"Hurry up and investigate in detail what is happening in Laishui County!" Xiao Jingchuan instructed.

"Okay, I got it. Leave it to me!" Qiu Zhizhong took the order.

After a while, two enemy messenger scouts were brought in.

Qiu Zhizhong took his men and took the two men to a water bubble about seventy or eighty steps away.

The interrogation lasted for about a quarter of an hour in darkness.

Qiu Zhizhong returned from the bubble in a slightly embarrassed manner.

"Hey, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), what are you doing?"

Xiao Jingchuan heard the noise and turned around to check. Qiu Zhizhong was already right in front of him.

His body was splattered with a lot of blood. Xiao Lang was really shocked when he saw him. He looked him up and down and asked questions, fearing that something might go wrong.

"Hey, Lao Xiao, I'm fine!"

"These two soldiers are really tough. If we don't use some tricks, we won't be able to open their mouths!"

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan felt relieved.

But among all the generals around him, only Gu Changting knew a little about Qiu Zhizhong's original background.

As for the others, like Li Huchen, Liu Wenbing, Gong Yonggu, etc., although they knew that Qiu Zhizhong had interrogation experience when they were suppressing bandits in Kowloon Town, they actually didn't know that he could be so cruel!

Looking at this now, everyone is very surprised!

Among these people, Xu Jizu was particularly outstanding. He was the new recruit in Jiulong Town. On weekdays, Mr. Qiu seemed gentle and refined, like a gentleman scholar, but who would have thought that he had such a skill?
At this moment, Ji Zu was extremely frightened. Seeing Qiu Zhizhong walking closer to him, he subconsciously moved to the side.

Xiao Jingchuan had sharp eyes, and when he saw this scene, he laughed.

"Haha, Ji Zu, you haven't seen Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), this ruthless judge!"

"It's obvious that he's intimidated by his scholarly attire!"

"This kid has been a frequent visitor to the Jinyiwei prison since he was young!"

"They are very good at arresting and interrogating people!"

"If the current situation had not changed so drastically, in time, the position of the commander of the Jinyiwei would have belonged to him!"

What Xiao Jingchuan said was quite sarcastic.

When Qiu Zhizhong heard this, he quickly interrupted and retorted.

"Shut up, Lao Xiao!"

"It's already this late, and you still have the heart to talk about this nonsense!"

Seeing that Zhizhong was getting angry, Xiao Jingchuan dared not tease him anymore and calmed down.

"Haha, okay, Feiyu, how was the trial going? Tell us quickly!" The topic was brought back.

"Well, I just learned from the interrogation that a big change has indeed taken place in Laishui County!"

"These two messengers are sentinels under Liu Fangliang's command."

"According to him, at this moment, in Laishui City, Liu Fangliang's 800-plus men and Liu Zongmin's 1,200-plus men have already engaged in a serious fight!"

"And both groups of troops have suffered heavy casualties!"

"The cause of this may be related to the robbing of the gentry's wealth."

"Liu Fangliang's troops, weapons and equipment were inadequate and he was already at a disadvantage, so he sent two of them out of the city to go straight to Zijing Pass to ask for help and report the details of the incident to Liu Fangliang!"

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan was excited and surprised!

"Oh? We didn't take action yet, and the two groups started fighting each other?!"

Xiao Lang teased, and the generals beside him also looked gloating.

"Haha, that's right! They started fighting among themselves first!" Qiu Zhizhong replied.

After saying this, Xiao Jingchuan rubbed his hands excitedly and paced back and forth.

All the generals seemed eager to try.

Seeing this, Qiu Zhizhong was startled and hurriedly gave cautious advice.

"Hey, Lao Xiao!"

"Don't hang around!"

"What do you want to do?!"

"But I think we should take advantage of the chaos and quickly move our entire army to Shigui Mountain!"

"Even if these two fight, it looks like an opportunity to pick up a bargain."

"But don't forget, there are still more than 1,500 pursuers behind us!"

"We left Yi County at 6:45 this morning, and now half a day has passed!"

"Even if the strategy of driving the enemy away from the mountain is effective, can you be sure that the enemy leader will not wake up in the middle of the battle?!"

"If they turn back halfway and come here, you will attack the city again."

"It's true that the snipe and the clam are fighting each other, but can you really be a fisherman?!"

Qiu Zhizhong poured a bucket of cold water on everyone. It was a bit disappointing, but what he said was not without reason.

But what can be done now that Xiao Jingchuan is already in a good mood, how can he listen to such remarks?

Then Xiao Lang spoke out to refute.

"Hey, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), please don't be such a spoiler!"

"Oh, by the way, are the two heralds still alive?"

While Xiao Lang was evading the question, he suddenly changed the subject and asked about this point.

"Ah? Oh, there's still one tongue left to kill."

"No, Lao Xiao, what on earth are you going to do?!" Zhizhong was stunned, feeling puzzled.

"Well, Feiyu, go and interrogate him now and find out whether Liu Fangliang from Laishui County knows Liu Dabala from Yi County!"

"If you recognize it, then I won't worry about it anymore. Lead the army to Shigui Mountain immediately!"

"But if the two departments don't know each other, then we can discuss how to get a bargain!"

After Xiao Lang finished speaking, Qiu Zhizhong seemed to want to say something but stopped, while Xiao Jingchuan waved his hand and continued talking.

"Hey, Feiyu, go quickly!"

"In this section, I really intend to attack the city and take him by surprise!"

"But in fact, this is not just a reckless act."

"You know, although we have a lot of people with us, most of them are newly recruited soldiers. They don't have enough weapons and equipment, and they have no training or combat experience!"

"From now on, we will travel all the way to the northwest. There is no way to hide in the places we pass through."

"What if there are pursuers chasing us from behind?"

"Then do you think that after these people have settled the matter in Laishui City, and the three divisions have joined forces to pursue us, we will be able to reap the rewards?"

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