Chapter 18: Hengyong

After wasting a long time, before the sun set in the afternoon, Zheng County Zun sent someone to ask Ying Yi to go to the county government office.

Before Ying Yi left, he warned Er Niu: "I must keep an eye on the person inside."

Er Niu nodded, and Sun Xiucai said: "Brother Ying, don't worry."

When Ying Yi arrived at the county government office and saw Zheng Yunzhi, besides the old servant Uncle Huai he had met earlier, there was also a capable young man beside him. This man was not as tall as Ying Yi, but he was very strong, his eyes were bright, and his hands and mouth were covered with calluses.

"This is Zheng Wu." Zheng Yunzhi introduced him casually, and then said: "This county has found out that there are indeed thieves hiding in the county. We plan to attack at night and capture and kill them all to avoid future troubles. Xiao Wu cannot be separated, I mean Leave this matter to Ying Baihu."

Ying Yi smiled in his heart, is this a test?

With a stern look on his face, he cupped his fists and said, "Those who are just thieves will be destroyed with a flip of the palm. Don't worry, Lord County, no one will escape."

Zheng Yunzhi twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Okay."

Zheng Wu next to him felt quite disdainful when he saw Ying Yi's heroic words, and said expressionlessly: "The thieves are hiding in Yan Juren's mansion in the west of the city. There are as many as fifty or sixty and as few as forty or fifty. They all have weapons. It's easy to get along with me. Although I can't be alone, I can mobilize a hundred households to help."

Ying Yi smiled and said: "It must be quite a big house for Juren... Of course it would be best to have help."

Seeing Ying Yi's confidence, Zheng Yunzhi felt a little curious, but did not show it, saying: "The leader of the thief in this county will live."

Ying Yi nodded: "Don't worry, Lord County."

"Then make preparations earlier." Zheng Yunzhi waved his hand: "Ying Baihu, please step back."

After Ying Yi left, Zheng Yunzhi said to Uncle Huai and Zheng Wu: "What do you think of Ying Yi? The thieves hiding in Yan Juren's mansion are all fierce and old thieves. Xiao Wu, if it were you, how many people would it take to capture and kill him?" Get away?"

Zheng Wudao: "Use all the troops in the county to be foolproof. Sir, most of the five hundred households in the county are newly recruited young men. Although they have been rigorously trained, they have not experienced battles after all. Facing the old thieves who are killing people like hemp. , no benefit can be obtained.”

Zheng Yunzhi sighed after hearing this: "There is still not enough time. If you can give me one more year, how dare the thief underestimate me, Ye County?"

As he spoke, his expression became calm: "Although this is a test for Ying Yi, you can't lose the big for the small. You must mobilize the troops and horses, make preparations, check for the leaks and fill the vacancies for Ying Yi, and make sure not to leave anyone alone."

"Yes, sir."

...

Ying Yi left the county office and went back to his residence first.

The so-called fifty or sixty thieves mentioned by Zheng Wu were not taken seriously by Ying Yi. Once he took action, how could Ying Yi give the thieves a chance to escape?

When I returned to my residence, I told Sun Xiucai about this matter. Sun Xiucai was very happy: "Brother Ying's plan cannot be separated from Zheng County Zun. The more I use you, the closer we are, the better we can achieve something."

Ying Yi nodded: "There are dozens of thieves, we can easily capture them, no need to go into details. The person in the back room must not be missed. Her entourage is a ruthless character. Although I held her as a threat, it is not necessarily that this person will not be able to Sneak back and rescue her when I'm not prepared. I'll leave later, and you two quietly move her away. Even if the person sneaks back, he'll be in vain."

When Sun Xiucai heard this, he couldn't help but cheered: "Brother Ying, don't worry, Erniu and I will do it right away."

Only then did Ying Yi leave with peace of mind.

He found Zhou Li and Lian Biao and said, "According to the order of the county magistrate, we will capture and kill the thieves tonight. You two go make preparations first and assemble your troops. After dark, you will be at your disposal at any time."

Zhou Lilianbiao responded, apparently he already knew the news.

Ying Yi didn't care either.

These soldiers and horses are the soldiers and horses of the county magistrate. If you want to be close to them, they must be close to the county magistrate, not Ying Yi, a hundred households who suddenly landed in the air.

A hundred households had no more than a hundred people, and they were quickly assembled. The setting sun had already set over Fangcheng Mountain in the distance, and the sky quickly dimmed.

Ying Yi wore armor on his head and held a sword pointed at his eyebrows. He said to Zhou Li and Lian Biao: "Zhou Li, take your people quietly to the main gate of Yan Juren's residence in the west of the city and lurk first. Lian Biao, go find Zheng Wu." Ask him to mobilize a hundred troops to assist him and wait outside the back door of Yan Juren's residence."

The two of them left immediately.

When it got completely dark, Ying Yi also arrived at Yan Juren's residence.

Zhou Li came out of the darkness with his troops and horses, following behind Ying Yi.

"Have you ever alerted the enemy?"

Ying Yi asked.

"No." Zhou Lida said: "They dispersed and came quietly, and the thieves inside didn't know it."

"Where's Lian Biao?"

"Baihu, I'm here!"

Lian Biao stood up.

"Are the hundreds of households who are assisting ready?" Ying Yi asked.

"It's ready outside the back door."

"Okay." Ying Yi nodded: "Smash the door."

"Smash the door?"

Zhou Li and Lian Biao were stunned. Zhou Lida said: "Just blocking the front and back doors will prevent the thieves from climbing over the wall and escaping."

He probably gave the reminder with good intentions.

Ying Yi laughed and said, "Don't worry. As long as you are fast enough, you can destroy everything and no one can escape."

The two looked at each other, Zhou Li waved his hand, and ten soldiers rushed forward, kicked with their big feet, and with a loud bang, the door of Yan Juren's mansion collapsed.

Ying Yi took the lead with his sword in hand: "Let's go."

The sound of scattered and messy footsteps broke through the dark night. Ying Yi led his soldiers and horses through the front hall and entered the middle courtyard, where he ran head-on into dozens of shadowy thieves.

Ying Yi's eyes narrowed, and he pinned the leader of the thieves firmly. He groaned, and his whole body was like a cannonball, hitting the air and making a whine. Before anyone could recover, a figure fell from the sky. , fell in front of Zhou Li, and then heard Ying Yi's voice: "Tied!"

Then the screams started!

Zhou Li was hurriedly tying up people. When he raised his head, he saw among the messy thieves, a flash of sword light that looked like a sword or a moon wheel. Wherever it passed, heads rolled and bones were broken. In the blink of an eye, dozens of thieves were cut in half under the light of the sword!

The thief was in a state of despair. How could he expect to meet such a murderous person?

As soon as they were unable to react, twenty or thirty people were killed. When the other thieves came to their senses, they dispersed.

However, Ying Yi has quick hands, quick feet, and even faster swords. Often when a thief escapes ten steps, he only needs to take one step to catch up with him and he will cut him with one sword. I saw one person killing one person, two people killing two people, chopping melons and vegetables, and the flesh and blood flew everywhere.

Zhou Li and others looked at everything in front of them and felt as if they were in a dream, suddenly unaware. Fortunately, Lian Biao came to his senses and shouted: "Surround the thieves quickly and make sure one of them escapes!"

Like a thunderous explosion, all the soldiers were awakened. For a moment, their morale was like a rainbow, and they charged forward with howls, but there were not many thieves left.

Ying Yi chased the last thief and cut off his head on the wall. When he looked up again, he saw that the situation was decided. Just when I saw a bunch of torches coming this way from the backyard, I couldn't help but smile and jumped down from the wall.

Zhou Li and others hurriedly gathered around, looking at Ying Yi feverishly, as if they were looking at a god of war.

Zhou Li shouted: "Ying Baihu is amazing, I, Zhou Li, am convinced!"

At this time, torches were shining, and a group of people came out from the backyard, led by Zheng Wu.

Zheng Wu looked surprised: "Where are the thieves?"

Lian Biao hurried up: "Everyone has surrendered!"

He added: "Ying Baihu is brave and invincible, and the thieves are devastating. The thieves' leader has been captured."

Ying Yi hung the knife on his waist, walked up and said with a smile: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my destiny. All the thieves are dead. I will go back now. Brother Zheng, please tell me the county magistrate."