Chapter 651: Sanlang Saves His Wife

Chapter 651: Sanlang Saves His Wife

Chapter 651 Saburo saves his wife
Ma Yuan smiled and said, "Let me tell you! I have completely figured it out. The place where the Chen family reclaimed land is in the mountains, right at the foot of the mountain where Liu Zhongxing and his men are hiding. The son of the bully Wang family came back with Liu Zhongxing, and Liu Zhongxing instigated the Wang family to buy this piece of forest and drive the Chen family away. During that time, the soldiers under Liu Zhongxing were emotionally unstable, so Liu Zhongxing asked the Wang family to find some women to appease the soldiers. The third daughter-in-law of the Chen family was young and strong, so they took a fancy to her. The third daughter-in-law was raped that night, and she escaped back, and the Wang family brought people to capture her again."

"Was his son killed by a dog?"

"No, Chen Sanlang was captured and taken to the village, and a fake corpse was used to fool the Chen family."

Shi Xiaozhen pondered for a moment and said, "Back to the lawsuit, did the county magistrate know about Liu Zhongxing's existence?"

Kong Qingming shook his head. "He doesn't know, but he accepted the three hundred taels of silver from the Wang family, so he completely sided with the Wang family and didn't send anyone to investigate. Whatever the Wang family said was the truth!"

Shi Xiaozhen arranged for the two of them to rest. He couldn't sleep, so he sat in the cabin and recorded everything that happened that day. As he recorded, his thoughts gradually became clearer.

"Husband, do you want to report to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin?" asked his wife Zhao Juaner.

Shi Xiaozhen shook his head. "Once Liu Zhongxing knows that he has been exposed, he will definitely run away again. It will be difficult to catch him again. I have 300 elite soldiers under my command. His Highness has given me the power. As long as I plan well, I can wipe them out."

Zhao Juan'er thought for a moment and said, "Ma Yun and Kong Qingming have escaped. Liu Zhongxing is likely to attack the county ahead of time. Also, Manager Mao in Wuhu Town is their spy, and he will rush back to report."

This sentence reminded Shi Xiaozhen that Liu Zhongxing originally planned to hide for a few months, but now that he was about to be exposed, it was really possible that he would go all out and directly lead his troops to attack the county town.

The next morning, Shi Xiaozhen found the county magistrate Yao Guang. The county magistrate had been suspended and the county magistrate was currently in charge of all county affairs. Shi Xiaozhen directly told Yao Guang that there were thousands of bandits hiding in Wangjiawan Village and they might attack the county town. Yao Guang was immediately frightened and turned pale.

"Don't panic. Close the city gates immediately and send people to set up beacons on the roads. If you find bandits coming, light the beacons immediately to notify the county."

Yao Guang nodded repeatedly and ordered the only one hundred local soldiers to close the city gates. He also sent several constables to carry flammable objects to Nanyan Mountain, twenty miles away. There was a pavilion on the mountain, which could just overlook the official road heading south, and a temporary beacon was set up there.

Shi Xiaozhen's judgment was correct. The successful escape of Ma Yuan and Kong Qingming gave Liu Zhongxing a strong sense of crisis. At this time, he had not yet met the spy Mao, the shopkeeper in Wuhu Town, nor did he know that the three hundred internal guards arrived in Jing County yesterday.

But Liu Zhongxing knew one thing very well: Ma Yuan and Kong Qingming would soon pass his news to Prince Jin, and Prince Jin's army would be coming.

Since his tracks had been exposed, there was no need for him to hide any longer. In the morning, he led 2,500 troops out of the mountain stronghold and marched towards the county town in a mighty force. Every bandit was extremely excited as they were finally going to enter the county town, where they could eat and drink delicious food and have fun with women to their heart's content.

Liu Zhongxing was actually very ambitious. Why did he come to Jingxian? Actually, his target was Jingkou. Xuancheng County was the closest to Jingkou, but also the easiest place to hide. Jingxian was the most remote place in Xuancheng County. It could be said that it was dark under the lamp. The King of Jin would never have thought that there was an army hiding under his nose. Once the King of Jin led his army to the north and the rear was empty, his chance would come.

Now that his tracks were about to be exposed, Liu Zhongxing decided to take a gamble.

Just as Liu Zhongxing led his troops out of the mountain stronghold, a dark figure quietly approached a row of wooden houses behind the stronghold. He piled a large amount of hay under a wooden house and quietly locked the wooden door from the outside.

At present, there are only a dozen soldiers left in the mountain stronghold. They are gathered in the wooden house to gamble with great enthusiasm. Suddenly, a thick smoke rises from under their feet.

More than a dozen soldiers were choked and coughed continuously. They turned around and ran towards the door, but the door was locked from the outside and could not be opened no matter how hard they kicked. There was no window either. The soldiers in the room were in a mess like headless flies.

At this time, the thick smoke turned into a raging fire, burning rapidly under the feet of the soldiers. The black shadow outside kept pushing the hay downwards, and the hay piled in the room also burned rapidly. The fire quickly engulfed the wooden house. The soldiers were smoked and lost their strength. There was wailing in the wooden house, and more than a dozen people could not escape. The black shadow was Chen Jia Sanlang. He was captured and forced to feed livestock. He knew that his wife was locked up in the mountain stronghold and insulted and bullied by these villains. He had been forbearing and waiting for an opportunity.

The opportunity finally came. Liu Zhongxing led a large army to attack the county town, and only a dozen people were left in the mountain stronghold.

Chen Jia Sanlang pulled out the hatchet he used to chop grass and hid beside another wooden house. The two soldiers who were guarding the women noticed the fire here and hurried over.

Chen Sanlang suddenly dodged and chopped from behind. One soldier was unable to dodge and was hit on the neck by the hatchet. The artery was cut off and blood spurted out. He stumbled a few steps and fell to the ground.

The other man was stunned. Chen Sanlang had already rushed in front of him and swung his knife. The soldier instinctively raised his hand to block. With a "crack!", his wrist was cut off. The soldier screamed, stepped back two steps and fell to the ground. Chen Sanlang pounced on him like a wild animal, rode on him, and swung his knife at his face like crazy.
The hatchet was embedded in the skull and could not be pulled out. Chen Sanlang picked up the opponent's knife and stumbled towards the room where the woman was imprisoned.

There were more than 40 women in total, and they were usually kept in solitary confinement, but today when the team went out, the women were all kept together.

Chen Sanlang cut off the bolt and shouted, "Sanniang, where are you?"

A woman in the room suddenly raised her head. She recognized her husband at the door at a glance and crawled out crying. Chen Sanlang knelt down and hugged his wife. The couple hugged each other tightly and cried bitterly.

The women fled out one after another. Chen Sanlang wiped away his tears, stood up and shouted, "Everyone, don't leave in a hurry. This is their warehouse!"

Chen Sanlang smashed the warehouse and took out a large amount of food and money. The women each took a portion, wrapped them in cloth, and thanked Chen Sanlang and left.

Chen Sanlang and his wife also each carried a bag of silver and went down the mountain hand in hand.

Shi Xiaozhen stood on the top of the city wall and looked at the beacon fire on the top of Nanyan Mountain. The enemy army was already twenty miles away. Shi Xiaozhen immediately led three hundred internal guards out of the city.

The county seat of Jingxian was built halfway up a mountain, with its back against the mountain and built against the mountain. There are two roads coming out of the city gate, one goes south and the other goes down the mountain along the stone steps. The pier is at the foot of the mountain.

The road is surrounded by lush bamboo forests and stretches south for about three miles. It suddenly narrows, with a cliff covered with vines on one side and an eighty-degree slope on the other. Below is the turbulent Qingge River.

Ambushing the enemy also requires some skills. You have to choose the right place. Three hundred people against twenty thousand five hundred people. An open area will not work. You have to choose a narrow place and use the terrain to restrict the enemy so that they cannot deploy on the battlefield. Most of the soldiers will not be able to engage in battle. Shi Xiaozhen had already seen this, so he chose the ambush site at the narrow part of the road.

In addition, there is another important tactic when fighting a larger force with a smaller one, which is to capture the leader first. Killing the main general will win half the battle.

Shi Xiaozhen selected twenty snipers, including himself, all of whom were excellent archers. The twenty snipers were all by his side so that they could listen to his orders.

In the vast sea of ​​bamboo, the figures of three hundred internal guards disappeared among the thick bamboo leaves.

(End of this chapter)