Lingbi Marquis Tang Shaozong personally led a thousand brocade guards, swaggered into the city from the east gate, and was thinking about restoring the title in his heart, but he met nearly two hundred thieves who were eager to escape from the city, so he immediately became happy and sad, and before he could react, he was shot through the throat by an arrow from Orishin Miko and died under the horse.

As the saying goes, when the brave meet on a narrow road, those Japanese warriors who ran in the front were originally brave, and they were eager to escape from the city at this time, so it was even more unstoppable.

On the other hand, Tang Shaozong led this thousand brocade guards, usually raiding the house and arresting the criminals, but it is not possible to really go to the battlefield to fight, coupled with carelessness and light on the enemy, when entering the city, he was not ready for battle, and was rushed by the fierce thieves in a hurry, and he was in chaos.

So, a very strange scene appeared, Tang Shaozong rushed out of the city with his head under the protection of the Jinyi Guard, with nearly two hundred thieves behind his buttocks, and one thousand Jinyi guards behind the thieves.

Listening to the terrible screams from time to time behind him, the painful moans of the wounded, and the strange screams of the thieves, Tang Shaozong was so frightened that he couldn't possess his body, if it weren't for the two henchmen holding him, it is estimated that this thing would have fallen to the ground and been trampled to death by the rebels.

The three regiments rushed out of Dongtai County in a chaotic manner, and Tang Shaozong fled to the wharf west of the city by a hundred personal soldiers, but fortunately, the target of the thieves was not him, otherwise this Lingbi Marquis estimated to have to give his life here.

Tang Shaozong fled to the wharf in the west of the city, and after boarding the ship, he ignored the others under him, and immediately ordered the boat to sail, and fled to Yangzhou City in a hurry with only hundreds of remnants, as anxious as a lost dog.

Besides, Chen Dong and other thieves, after nearly 200 people left the city, they did not continue to chase Tang Shaozong, but ran in the direction of the Xixi Inspection Division, but unfortunately when they ran to the Xixi Inspection Division, they found that all the sea ships moored at the mouth of the river were burned.

All the thieves changed their complexions, and there was no ship to go to sea, which meant that there was no way out. At this moment, the brocade guard led by Qiu Qianhu chased and killed again.

"Yaga, a bunch of things that don't know whether to live or die." Hosokawa Takesa's eyes flashed with coldness, and he took the lead in killing him with his sword.

Orishimiko bent her bow with an arrow, and one of the brocade guards who rushed to the front was shot dead on the spot. At this time, the thieves with bows and crossbows in their hands also turned around and released arrows, and after many people were shot, the menacing Jinyi guards suddenly lost their momentum, and they didn't dare to rush forward rashly, and they raised their firearms to fight back.

It's just that it's too troublesome to load ammunition with a fire gun, and you have to use a fire fold to ignite the fuse, and the accuracy is still very poor, so after Jinyiwei finished firing a round, Hosokawa Takeshu and Ouchi Sosai have already taken the opportunity to lead people to cover up the past.

Don't look at the thousand brocade guards led by Qiu Qianhu, chasing and killing all the way majestically, in fact, the real reason is just that the thieves had no intention of fighting before, and now the retreat to the sea has been cut off, and the thieves immediately turned around and showed their sharp teeth.

Therefore, at this time, as soon as the two sides met each other in a short time, Qiu Qianhu immediately realized the strength of the fighting power of the Japanese Kou, especially the three Japanese leaders of Hosokawa Takesa, Ouchi Sosus, and Ori Shin Miko, who were simply unstoppable, and the three sharp Japanese knives slaughtered Jinyi Wei like chopping melons and vegetables.

Jin Yiwei was killed and retreated, and the two teas were scattered before they had time. Although the thieves were fierce, they fought fiercely all night, and their physical strength was extremely exertional, and they were no longer able to chase and kill the fleeing Jinyi guards, so they sat down on the spot to rest and recover.

The five thieves, Monk Pujing, Chen Dong, Hosokawa Takeshu, Ouchi Soshi, and Ori Shin Miko, took the opportunity to get together and discuss.

Half an hour later, the thieves ransacked several nearby salt works, seized a batch of grain and property, and more than a dozen flat-bottomed boats, fled along the canal to Rugao County in the south, presumably intending to go to sea through the Haimen area of Tongzhou (Nantong).

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On the morning of March 17, Yangzhou City.

The excitement of the Oiran Contest is receding, and the number of boats coming and going on the Surabaya River has decreased significantly, but the catkins on the banks of the Surabaya River are drifting more lively, and the ground has been covered with a thick layer, and it is soft to step on.

Cuiqiao, a famous prostitute who has won three consecutive years of Jiangnan Oiran, is strolling on the banks of the Surabaya River at the moment, wearing a lake-green palace skirt, combing a girl's bun with bangs, her eyebrows are picturesque, and her slender waist is just right. Under the fluttering catkins, this woman is as beautiful as a fairy coming out of the picture scroll, and the pedestrians on the road can't help but stop and watch.

Wang Cuiqiao has long been accustomed to the scene of all people, so she naturally doesn't care about the amazing eyes around her, her mood at this time is as light and happy as the willow branches in the wind, so that her steps are so light, and she playfully kicks the catkins on the ground.

The maid Qiu Yan followed closely behind with the pipa, and she was also smiling, because just yesterday afternoon, Xu Dong, the head of the Hui Chamber of Commerce, fulfilled his promise before the game, returned the lady's deed of sale, and went to the government to eliminate the music membership, and now the young lady is free. Of course, her personal ring was also stained and she was able to leave the dusty place.

It is said that since the night of March 15, after Wang Cuiqiao went to the Qincha Mansion to "go to the appointment", most of the officials and gentry put away their covetousness, and the next day, Xu Jin asked him to come to the door in early spring and early summer to learn singing from Wang Cuiqiao, which was undoubtedly claiming to the outside world that Wang Cuiqiao was covered by him Xu Jin, so naturally no one dared to beat Wang Cuiqiao's idea. Of course, there are exceptions, such as Lingbi Tang Shaozong's Jinyi Guards who are still secretly staring.

As the saying goes: high mountains and flowing water, bosom friends are hard to find. It is undoubtedly a great blessing for a person to have a confidant in his life and share the joys, sorrows and sorrows of life.

Wang Cuiqiao didn't know whether she was eager to find someone to share her happiness at the moment, or wanted to get more novel songs from Xu Jin, so she took care of her makeup early in the morning and took her maid Qiu Yan to visit Xu Jin, and she was on her way to the door at the moment.

However, when Wang Cuiqiao came to the door of Qincha's residence, he met two people, who were Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming, and it seemed that the two should also come to visit Xu Jin.

Wang Cuiqiao bowed and said, "Cuiqiao gives a gift to the two gentlemen!" ”

Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming couldn't help but be in a trance, today's kings seem to be more beautiful, and they are all excited at their age.

Wen Zhengming politely returned the salute, but Tang Bohu, the old ticket passenger, ended with a look on his face, probably regretting that a good cabbage was arched by a pig or something, and asked in a sullen voice: "Could it be that Xu Ziqian asked Miss Cuiqiao to sing again?" ”

When Tang Yin met Xu Jin in Nanchang, Xu Jin was just a child at that time, and he boasted that he had intersected with Xu Jin at the end of Weimo, so the tone of his speech did not have much awe.

Wang Cuiqiao's face was slightly hot, although she lied in front of Tang Shaozong, but she really went to the Qincha Mansion that night, and left after the third watch, Xu Jin also specially sent guards to escort her back to the house, so now it is rumored that she Wang Cuiqiao is about to become Xu Jin's house.

"That's not it, Lord Qincha is busy with official business, how can I have time to listen to Cui Qiao's singing, today's visit is just to teach the two maids of Lord Qincha to sing songs." Wang Cuiqiao said lightly.

When Tang Bohu heard Wang Cuiqiao's words with the meaning of "clarification", he immediately said happily: "I see, Xiaosheng has long heard that Wang and his family have plans to travel around the world to collect style, such a magnificent and peerless strange woman will definitely not be so vulgar and marry into a powerful family as a concubine." By the way, I heard that the king and his family have been freed, but I don't know what to do in the future? ”

Wen Zhengming coughed lightly, obviously reminding his old friend that this was a bit rude.

Tang Bohu was slightly embarrassed, and hurriedly remedied: "Xiaosheng Meng Lang, Xiaosheng just feels that if he can't listen to Miss Cuiqiao's fairy voice in the future, it will be a lifelong regret." ”

"Tang Gongzi praised it falsely, Cui Qiao didn't dare to be ashamed!" Wang Cuiqiao just replied indifferently, although she did not have the heart to cling to the powerful, but she was still a little unhappy when Tang Bohu said this, not to mention that fate is destined to be the greatest, if fate is indeed like this, she does not exclude marrying a powerful dignitary as a concubine.

Moral kidnapping is the most annoying!

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, Tang Lao was speechless, he was not unhappy with Xu Jin, he really loved beauty, a beauty like Wang Cuiqiao, if she fell into the arms of other men, it was always a thing that made people envious and jealous.

When Wen Zhengming was about to play the round, he suddenly rode a fast horse galloping down the street, and immediately the knight was carrying a flintlock pistol, and the mandarin duck jacket on his body was also soaked with sweat.

Tang Bohu and Wang Cuiqiao hurriedly flashed to the side, and when the fast horse rushed to the door, the knight immediately pulled the reins, and the military horse neighed and stood up, and then fell to the ground with a bang, and the knight on his back fell down.

The knight was smashed to the point that his head was bleeding, and he got up and rushed into the Qincha house, shouting: "Dongtai County urgent! ”

Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming looked at the war horse that was foaming at the mouth and died, and couldn't help but glance at each other in horror, could it be that there is another war in Dongtai County?

"Qiu Yan, let's go in!" Wang Cuiqiao lifted the hem of her skirt and hurriedly walked towards the gate, because Xu Jin had confessed, so the doorman did not stop Wang Cuiqiao's master and servant.

Wang Cuiqiao's master and servant had just come to the middle courtyard, and they saw a group of people hurrying towards them, the leader was Xu Jin, and the person next to him had sparse eyebrows and long beards, and it was Xia Yan, the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission.

"Cui Qiao has seen Lord Xu and Lord Xia!" Wang Cuiqiao hurriedly saluted.

Xu Jin nodded slightly in response, and then walked straight to the side, as for Xia Yan, he ignored it, his face was quite solemn.

Qiu Yan couldn't help pouting, her own young lady is a three-time Oiran winner, she is talented and beautiful, and she comes to the door every day to please the rich son, and there are countless high-ranking officials and nobles, when have she been snubbed like this.

Wang Cuiqiao looked as usual and asked, "Brother Erniu, what happened?" ”

Erniu originally followed Xu Jin out, but when he saw Wang Cuiqiao's master and servant, he stopped, stood aside and laughed, and when he heard Wang Cuiqiao ask him, he replied: "The brothers of the five hundred battalions came to report that something had happened in Dongtai County, and a group of thieves had attacked the city and looted. ”

Wang Cuiqiao couldn't help but say in surprise: "Have the thieves invaded the city?" ”

Erniu nodded, glanced at the autumn goose holding the pipa again, and said with a smile: "Miss Cuiqiao is here to find early spring and early summer, right?" I'll take you in. "Just turn around.

Wang Cuiqiao was a little speechless, chased after him, and asked, "Then Lord Xu is rushing to Dongtai County?" ”

"Aang!" Erniu answered and continued to move forward.

Qiu Yan said angrily: "Hey, why are you stupid big guy walking so fast?" Don't you see that my young lady can't keep up? ”

Erniu stood still with a swollen face, scratched his head and said, "Oh...... Then I'm slow...... Slow down. ”

Qiu Yan rolled her eyes: "Stupid!" ”

"Autumn geese!" Wang Cuiqiao scolded lightly and said apologetically: "Brother Erniu, don't blame, although this girl usually has a bit of a mouth, she is still very good." ”

Erniu hurriedly waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, the five girls of the Fei family also call me a stupid cow!" ”

Qiu Yan laughed out loud, Wang Cuiqiao almost couldn't help laughing, and changed the topic: "Brother Erniu, your family is going to fight in Dongtai County, aren't you worried at all?" ”

Erniu's eyes widened, and he hummed: "Don't worry, my lord has never lost a war, the rebellion of King Ning and the rebellion of the Shandong White Lotus Sect the year before last were all quelled by my lord, and a few widows are nothing." ”

Wang Cuiqiao was speechless again, these words made Erniu say it, coupled with the incredible expression when he spoke, there was a kind of persuasion that could not be refuted.

"Wasn't King Ning pacified by Wang Shouren? How did you become your lord's peace? Qiu Yan raised the bar.

"My lord also has a share, and the credit is not small!" Er Niu straightened his chest and added shyly: "I also have a share in killing the rebels under King Ning!" ”

"Ouch, I don't believe you can get it!"

"I really killed!" Erniu said in a hurry.

"I don't believe it anyway!" Qiu Yan continued to raise the bar.

Wang Cuiqiao slapped Qiu Yan and said with a smile: "Brother Erniu, I believe it, let's go in." ”

Erniu scratched his head, glanced at Qiu Yan depressedly, turned around and continued to walk towards the backyard. Wang Cuiqiao was about to knock Qiu Yan with a chestnut, but the latter playfully stuck out his tongue and said secretly: "Who let this stupid cow be rude to me last time when he sent "Funeral Flower Yin" to Miss......"

Besides, after Xu Jin left the Qincha residence, he hurried out of Yangzhou City with his people and drove his horse to Yangzhou Wei's camp. Today's Yangzhou Wei is still under the control of Xie Erjian and Qi Jingtong, and selected 500 people to practice day and night, as a reserve for the expansion of the 500 battalions, waiting for the approval of the little emperor Zhu Houxi's holy decree, and then these 500 people will be officially incorporated into the 500 battalions, and then the 500 battalions will become 1,000 battalions.

As the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall, after Xu Jin hurried out of the city with people, the news of the capture of Dongtai County by the thieves also spread, and the whole city shook instantly, of course, except for the prefect Jiang Ping and the salt envoy Shi Haoran, they only snickered with joy.

Because Dongtai County is nearly 300 miles away from Yangzhou City, even if Xu Jin leads his troops to rush to this time, the thieves are estimated to have already escaped to the sea, and they can rest easy from now on.