From beggar to emperor: I am not Zhu Yuanzhang

Yang Xingmi was shocked and broke into a cold sweat. He immediately realized that something had happened.

At this moment, several figures flashed out of the darkness and rushed towards Yang Xingmi without saying a word. Yang Xingmi was so frightened that he completely woke up from the wine.

He quickly pulled out the knife and took a few steps back. Only then did he see clearly that those black figures were actually Luzhou officers and soldiers!

Yang Xingmi's brain was really good, and he immediately realized that the army had launched a sneak attack overnight.

At this time, the entire cottage was almost undefended, and people were still drinking and punching in the meeting hall. This was really bad.

Yang Xingmi retreated while fighting, and at the same time shouted at the top of his lungs:

"The officers and soldiers stole the camp——"

In order to contain the officers and soldiers, he deliberately made a large circle, not running to the meeting hall, but running to another direction while fighting.

At this time, two drunken soldiers came forward. Yang Xingmi immediately grabbed them by their collars and shouted: "The officers and soldiers have stolen the camp. Go and report to the leaders and ask the brothers to move immediately! Hurry!"

When the two soldiers saw the thick crowd of officers and soldiers behind them, they woke up in fright and ran away.

They rolled around and took a shortcut back to the meeting hall. As soon as they entered the door, they shouted: "The officers and soldiers are coming, everyone, run away!"

Everyone in the room was confused. Which song were these two singing?

Tian Wei and Tao Ya, who were doing boxing, looked at the two panicked soldiers and were about to reprimand them. Suddenly another soldier crawled in and reported in tears: "Master, Brother Yang ordered me to report that the officers and soldiers have already arrived." The attack has reached the Sanzhai Gate, and he can no longer withstand it, so he tells everyone to retreat quickly."

Dai Yougui stood up suddenly and hurried to the gate. When he listened carefully, he found that the whole mountain was filled with shouts of killing.

"Brother, the army has really come to steal the camp. We must move immediately." Dai Yougui woke up from the wine.

Tao Ya was anxious: "Brother Xingmi is still outside. No, we have to save him."

Tian Kai stood up, grabbed the knife, and shouted: "Brothers, follow me to rescue Brother Yang."

A group of people armed themselves with swords and guns and rushed out of the hall.

At this time, the outside had long been reduced to a sea of ​​fire. The officers and soldiers were setting fires everywhere in the stronghold. Zheng Xu and Xue Huai were watching the battle from the observation deck of the stronghold wall and commanding the overall situation.

"Go down and give a reward of a hundred taels of silver to anyone who can capture the bandit leader alive." Zheng Xu said to Xue Huai.

"The last general takes orders."

The brothers in the village were unprepared and suffered a sneak attack. They were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

Tian Kai and others originally wanted to lead people to rush out to rescue Yang Xingmi, but at this time Yang Xingmi was surrounded by officers and soldiers and could not escape.

Yang Xingmi also saw Tian Kai and others during the bloody battle. He shouted: "Brothers, leave quickly and leave me alone."

Tao Ya was so excited that she rushed down desperately, but was held back by Dai Yougui.

Tian Kai also held down his knife and said to Tao Ya: "Brother Yang is trapped in a tight siege. Even if we rush in, we may not be able to rescue him. Why not retreat for the time being, and then try to rescue brother Yang after we recover our strength."

Dai Yougui also agreed with this view. He comforted Tao Ya: "Third brother, brothers Xingmi sacrificed their lives to buy time for us just so that we can move quickly. Don't worry, the government will not harm brothers Xingmi if we are together."

Tao Ya was heartbroken, but had no choice but to reluctantly agree to retreat.

Tian Kai immediately ordered someone to open the back door, and a group of people quickly moved out of the back door and disappeared into the night.

As soon as everyone left, the officers and soldiers rushed into the hall, and the exhausted Yang Xingmi was also tied up and taken away. Xue Huai accompanied Zheng Xu into the meeting hall. It was already empty, but the wine in the glass on the table was still warm.

Zheng Xu saw the mess in the meeting hall and concluded that Tian Kai and others had just escaped, so he immediately ordered Xue Huai to lead a hunt and make sure to catch all the bandit leaders.

But Zheng Xu forgot one thing, this is Crouching Tiger Mountain, the territory of the three Tian Bo brothers. What's more, it was a dark night and the officers and soldiers knew nothing about the situation in the mountains. How could they pursue him? On the other hand, Tian Kai and others knew the environment here well and successfully escaped under the cover of night.

Although Tian Kai and others were not caught, this operation dealt a heavy blow to Crouching Tiger Village, causing them heavy losses and severe damage to their vitality.

After daybreak, Zheng Xu ordered Xue Huai to escort the captured village soldiers and follow the official army back to Luzhou.

When the news of the victory came back to the city, the governor's office immediately sent people to decorate the city with lanterns and streamers to celebrate the victory. But the people in Luzhou felt very unhappy. To be honest, although the people in Wohu Village turned into bandits, they were not evil-doers. Instead, they did a lot of good deeds for the villagers.

Perhaps because of this, when the people heard the good news, many people not only were not happy, but also showed sad expressions.

On the way back to the city, Zheng Xu asked Xue Huai beside him:

"General Xue, how did Luzhou Yamen deal with captured criminals in the past?"

Xue Huai cupped his hands and said: "To tell you what my lord, the criminals caught in the past were executed on the spot to frighten the desperadoes. This is an old rule in Luzhou."

Xue Huai was the chief military officer in Luzhou City. He was in charge of everything from protecting the territory and the people to arresting smugglers and thefts, and even the training of militia and the recruitment of new soldiers. He was the famous "Local Emperor" in Luzhou. Xue Huai has served in Luzhou for more than ten years and has a deep foundation. Even an outside official like Zheng Xu, the governor, would give him three points, which shows his great ability.

Zheng Xu had just arrived and didn't want to have a premature conflict with Xue Huai, so he had to go to Xue Huai to discuss and make decisions on many issues.

Since Xue Huai has said to follow the old rules, let's do it.

A execution ground has begun to be built in the west of Luzhou City. It seems that these captured village soldiers, including Yang Xingmi, will not be able to escape.

Besides, Tian Kai and others hid in the mountains after escaping from the tiger's mouth. They waited until the officers and soldiers retreated before returning to Crouching Tiger Village. Facing the messy village, Tian Kai and others fell silent.

Dai Yougui sighed: "Brother, after this disaster, the strength of the village has been greatly damaged."

Tao Ya was angry and anxious: "Two brothers, so many of our brothers have been taken away, including the secret brothers. That bastard Xue Huai will definitely not let them go. We have to find a way to save them."

Tian Kai looked embarrassed: "We have just suffered a big loss, and many of our brothers have lost their jobs. It is not easy to go to Luzhou to rescue people at this time. Besides, the army has arrested so many people, so they will definitely strengthen their vigilance. Now If you go to Luzhou, you may be throwing yourself into a trap."

Tao Ya got anxious and stood up: "Then we can't ignore death. If the secret brothers hadn't risked their lives to report the news and held back the officers and soldiers, we would all be in Luzhou prison now."

"Brother Xingmi saved us, but we refused to save him. How can we still hang out on Dao'er in the future?"

Tao Ya's words made Tian Kai very embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Dai Yougui tried to smooth things over: "Third brother, don't be anxious. The elder brother doesn't mean not to save, but to act cautiously and think of a perfect strategy. Otherwise, we won't be able to save him, and we will get involved."

"Yes, that's what I mean." Tian Kai quickly agreed.

"Does the military advisor have any clever ideas?" Tao Ya asked.

"According to the report of the informant stationed in Luzhou, Xue Huai is planning to kill people at the execution ground in the west of the city in three days. That is our only chance. We can break up into pieces, disperse, disguise as traffickers and pawns, sneak into the city, and then occupy Favorable terrain, waiting for maneuver."

"Once the officers and soldiers caught up, the informants placed in the city would set fire everywhere to contain the officers and soldiers. We quickly seized the city gate and protected them from leaving the city."

Dai Yougui's plan won the admiration of Tian Kai and Tao Ya. "Okay, this strategy is good. I think it will work, so I will do what the military advisor wants."