On the 20th of July, Chengdu was bustling with noise under the night sky.
"He really came …"
In the Five Lakes Inn in the northern part of the city, Yu Ho-chung walked out of the courtyard, climbed to the second floor, and gazed into the distance. There were flames rising in his field of vision. It was obvious that the expected turmoil had already occurred on this day.
The inn he was staying in was now booked by Liu Guangshi's forces, so he didn't have to worry about his safety. When Yan Daolun also went up to the second floor, someone from the front hall of the inn came in with a piece of paper. "There are Huaxia Army troops outside. They don't want us to go out tonight."
Yan Daolun nodded. Then, someone turned around and said, "The Bright Heart Lane is blocking the road."
Bright Heart Lane was located not far from the back of the inn, across the river. Yan Daolun, Yu Ho-chung, and the others approached a room on the second floor and pushed open the window. Sure enough, they could hear the sound of a gong. There were already people guarding the door, and the servants of large families came out of a house with sticks in their hands. "We are the guards of the Nie Manor. Today, we are here to ensure the safety of everyone in the lane. Please do not leave the lane rashly."
"Nie Shaotang." Yu Ho-chung heard Yan Daolun say in a low voice, "He has completely sided with Black Flag."
Nie Shaotang had originally been a local aristocrat. During the war of the southwest, he had been persuaded by Shishi to surrender and had not caused any trouble. When Yu Ho-chung was first brought to Shishi by Yan Daolun, he had heard of this person's name. Now that he had taken the initiative to maintain order, it meant that he was determined to leave with the Huaxia Army.
He recalled his feelings when he saw Shishi the other day. On the one hand, he didn't want to see anything happen to the Hua Xia Army. On the other hand, he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw that the Hua Xia Army had taken such precautions. This mess should be bigger.
In the end, he only said, "The Chinese army is prepared."
Yan Daolun nodded. "Of course we'll take precautions … Now it depends on how determined the others are …"
…
"The Huaxia army is prepared …"
Guan Shanhai ordered the servants to move the stairs. He stood on the wall and looked into the distance for a while. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind …
"Let's see how big it can get."
He climbed down the stairs and paced around the courtyard a few times. A well-dressed girl approached him with light steps, but he impatiently pushed her aside. He then summoned his closest servant and ordered in a low voice, "Tell Yan Ying and the rest to get ready. Whether or not to do anything depends on the situation …"
His pulse throbbed like the heat of midsummer …
…
South of the city. Huo Liangbao waved his hand and signaled for his men to slowly retreat to the courtyard. Then, he retreated step by step.
Close the door and bolt it.
Everyone stood in the courtyard, silent for a long time, looking at each other without saying a word.
Huo Liangbao, who was standing by the door, clenched his fists and crumpled the document issued by the Huaxia military into a ball. He was shrouded in humiliation and defeat.
After a while, the most quick-witted man in the bodyguard bureau made his move. He brought a ladder and placed it on the wall to look outside.
"Black Flag's lackeys are still here …"
"It's still there …"
"Let's go …"
Amidst the reports, after a while, the man on the wall finally gulped and turned around, "Let's go."
Huo Liangbao turned around and looked at everyone. They were eager to try. After a long time, Huo Liangbao raised the ball of paper in his hand and threw it out.
"Damn it —"
He turned around, flipped the bolt, and pulled the door open. Someone shouted from behind, sounding like a hot-blooded beast.
There were no Huaxia soldiers on the street in front of him. Huo Liangbao exerted strength in his legs and rushed out!
The night wind blew.
Someone pulled the trigger —
*****
The scene changed.
June 29th, Ning Xi, who had finally settled the issue of her brother's third-class medal, walked into the temporary command center of the Chengdu City Patrol with Fang Shuchang, Hou Wu, Xu Shaoyuan, Su Wenfang and a few others. The command center was huge. There were many people, tables and files coming and going.
After a while, Ning Yi arrived and gathered the higher-ups to read a document.
"… After preparing for so long, the organizational issues can finally be decided. The military parade will be held in August, and at the same time, we can hold a meeting. After that, the civil and military processes can be decided, and the assessment standards have been prepared … On your side, security is a big problem. With something big happening, there will be many people who want to cause trouble. Recently, there have been people clamoring to greet us … In the past, the people who greeted us were the barbarians. This time, there are many Confucian scholars. That's right, we should properly … greet each other and get to know each other. "
Ning Yi knocked on the table.
"According to my calculations, once this process is announced, the situation in the city will immediately become tense. The military parade is in August, so before the end of July, there will be a group of people who don't believe in evil who want to take the risk, whether it be assassinations or riots, to destroy our plans in advance. My idea is to first put out the bait, to guide their thoughts, to let them try to kill me, and not to want to destroy the military parade and the meeting … "
"Takeshi will be responsible for guiding public opinion in this aspect, strengthening the theory of assassinating the inner demons, and weakening the idea of destroying the military parade and the meeting. At the same time, we can instill the idea that the army entering the city is the final deadline, so that they can try to seize the opportunity before that … It can't be said that we didn't give them a chance, but if they place too much hope on this, it will be more difficult for them to take the next step, and fewer people will leave … "
"The census in the past two years is very necessary. This time, the people who came from Swords Gate Pass have been registered after entering the city. Now there are more than 8,700 people, and it is estimated that the number will exceed 10,000, or even 15,000. With this list, you have already done the first round of screening, so you can cooperate with Takeshi to do a few summaries. The group of people who are the most dangerous will be screened out first … "
"The elites of the various armies are currently being transferred, and when the time comes, they will cooperate with you to carry out the work. If you can't take down the difficult ones, let them do it. In the past, we didn't have many people, and the land was small, and the people were relatively pure, so it was easier to screen the enemies. Today is different, the land is bigger, and we don't know who is good and who is bad, so our defense must be comprehensive. Using the least number of people to maximize the efficiency, this requires a reasonable organizational method and deployment ability … "
"Then … bring the map of Chengdu over … Based on this detailed map, every street, square, and road must be allocated reasonably, how many people to each street, where there are more people, where are the key points, where are the most likely to catch fire, how many fire hose, how many doctors can be deployed, how many soldiers can be deployed, if there is a mistake in a certain place, how fast can the people who fill in the gaps arrive? All these must be done well."
"I have mentioned these things before, the initial planning of Chengdu is almost done, there are still twenty days left, all the plans and contingency plans must be completed, and one or two drills must be done in secret. This time, we can make a small mess, if someone sets fire in their own house, we can't do anything, but we can't make a big mess. If necessary, we can expose my location and lure them to me, then we can capture them all … "
"This time, Fang Shuchang will be in charge, and you will be in charge of communicating with Takeshi and the intelligence department. Hou Wu will continue to be in charge of patrolling and constables, and he will also take over the army's help. Xu Shaoyuan will be in charge of medical care, firefighting, and other matters, transfer whoever else is needed, you can decide the details of the plan. I will be the bait, and Du Sha and the rest will be in charge of my safety, the rest should be clear. Apart from that, Ning Xi will run errands and be in charge of receiving the people from the army … Is there a problem? "
Everyone expressed their understanding.
Ning Yi's fingers knocked on the table. "Then let's end the meeting, I have to rush for the next one."
The meeting was still in the dog days, the summer rain and cicadas chirping. On the sixth, the entire plan was arranged, and when the document was released, two batches of elites from the army arrived first. One of them was Min Chuyi's female troops, she had also received orders from Su Tan 'er at Zhang Village, and thus led the troops here before Chinese Valentine's Day, not neglecting both work and personal matters.
In the afternoon, Ning Xi brought Min Chuyi and the rest to the temporary command center and arranged their tasks.
"… We have split the entire city into forty-five areas, and each area will have ten to twenty people. There won't be more than a thousand elites entering the city … Split into groups of five or ten, and work with constables or Takeshi and the intelligence department who are familiar with the situation. Pay attention to their suggestions, after all, you aren't familiar enough. Luckily, you came early, and can take a look around the place … "
After that, batch after batch of soldiers arrived. Ning Xi, who was in charge of communication, introduced them briefly and brought them to Hou Wu for the handover. At this time, the relationship between the Chinese army was tight. Hou Wu was originally from the army and had done a lot of security work, so it wasn't difficult for him to arrange these soldiers. Even if there were a few troublemakers, Ning Xi would take care of them and they wouldn't cause any trouble — this was the "Crown Prince"'s responsibility, anyone with a brain wouldn't dare to be negligent.
As time went on, batch after batch of people were screened, and some highly dangerous opponents were marked out.
On the fourteenth of July, Niu Chengshu, Liu Muxia and the others represented the elites of the seventh army and entered Chengdu. On the fifteenth, Wang Dai arrived, and on the sixteenth, Mao Yishan led the team into the city. Many of the top rankers from the past military competitions were now in these teams. Before this, the elites of the twenty-ninth army with the Chen couple had also arrived. Yuwen Feidu, Little Black and the others had already returned to the team. Honest Monk and the others who came from outside had also been active with the caravan for a few days.
"… This time, there are some people who are good at martial arts secretly attending the gathering in Chengdu. They came into the city at this time and don't want to participate in the competition, so it's very possible that they have ulterior motives. Of course, if they don't do anything, we welcome them to the garden. But if something happens and they run around on the streets, we have to control them immediately. There are a few names here, Xu Yuanzong, Wang Xiang Fo … There's an assassin called Chen Wei, he's very famous. We're sure he's here, but we don't know his location … "
"… We'll also arrange for good fighters to participate in the first batch of people we need to eliminate. But this isn't a competition, we have to treat them with respect first. Those who are willing to go back, retreat, surrender, and accept our arrangement, we have to thank them. You can compensate them or apologize in the future. But if you go against them, remember that you're soldiers. You don't have to be moral when dealing with these Jianghu scum. "
"If there's time, can we have a fight?" In the middle of the meeting, the underachiever Niu Chengshu raised his hand. Fang Shuchang glanced at him. "No."
Then, he threw a piece of paper. "Bring some people and take care of Wang Xiang Fo. He's a martial arts fanatic. This time, his cultivation might be the strongest. Don't let your guard down. Liu Muxia will be in the same group as you. The five of you, deal with him."
"Yes!" Niu Chengshu raised his hand and saluted. Then, he took Wang Xiang Fo's file and sat down.
Then, he threw a piece of paper. "Bring some people and take care of Wang Xiang Fo. He's a martial arts fanatic. This time, his cultivation might be the strongest. Don't let your guard down. Liu Muxia will be in the same group as you. The five of you, deal with him."
"Yes!" Niu Chengshu raised his hand and saluted. Then, he took Wang Xiang Fo's file and sat down.
Fang Shuchang's gaze swept across the crowd. "This time, more than 10,000 people have entered from outside the Sword Gate Pass. Although we have cooperated with the people outside to screen them twice, there will definitely be fish that slipped through the net. There may be more masters in the city than these. So, don't think that there are only one or two tasks at hand. It is very likely that you will have to fight all night. In addition, in addition to listening to the commands on the ground, a total of 35 high places have been prepared in the city as watchtowers. When necessary, the hot air balloons will also rise. You also have to pay attention to the information on them … "
People from the army came one after another. This was not the first time such a meeting had been held. This time, the most elite people were arranged. Fang Shuchang finished talking about the various arrangements.
"… Now, everyone is watching from outside. They want to greet us, call their friends, and swarm us. Mr. Ning also said that if the situation is urgent, we can expose his position and lure people over … But I think we shouldn't bring people over. It's ugly. "
After he finished speaking, everyone stood up and saluted.
"— Yes!"
*****
Time returned to the moment when the autumn wind blew.
Xiao Hei walked on the street.
Huo Liangbao opened the door, clenched his teeth, and ran to the street.
In the attic of a house not far away, Yuwen Feidu pulled the trigger. There was a burst of fire, and the compressed air pushed the bullet out of the chamber.
"Within three hundred steps, I am the father."
A beast-like shout came with the night wind. Huo Liangbao stepped on the stone steps outside the door while shouting like this. The crowd followed him out.
Bang —
Huo Liangbao's head exploded.
His body shook in the high-speed charge, and then he fell on the road at the bottom of the steps with a bang.
The people at the back blocked the door, and a few people at the front even bumped into them and then jumped to look out.
The people outside stared blankly at the body at the bottom of the steps. Fine pieces of flesh and blood were sprinkled on them.
Xiao Hei sighed on the road ahead and waved at them.
"Go back."
The fierce escorts felt their blood boil. The blue veins on their foreheads had not disappeared, and their clenched fists were still trembling in the air. Because they were a little stunned and crowded together, they could not make the appropriate response for a while.
Someone jumped back and forth at the back.
"What's wrong? What's wrong … Hey, let me see … "
…
Xu Yuanzong roared loudly and rushed toward Wang Dai, so did his brothers.
Wang Dai pulled out his broadsword and then suddenly pounced to the side. The Huaxia soldiers behind him lined up in a row and raised the guns in their hands.
Boom, boom, boom, boom —
A group of martial artists ran left and right to dodge. Blood bloomed, and some people fell to the ground. Then several soldiers pulled out their broadswords and rushed over from the other side of the street like a wall. A few soldiers continued to fill the gunpowder.
Wang Dai's broadsword was already chopping toward Xu Yuanzong's head —
…
Niu Chengshu and Wang Xiangfo were beating each other on the road. Their heavy fists and reckless collisions broke a bluestone on the side of the road into two pieces.
"Haha, fun —"
"Haha, fun —"
Not long after, both of them had blood in their mouths, but they laughed instead.
A person in a military uniform appeared from the other side of the road. It was Liu Muxia. He stood on the side and watched for a while. When the two of them slightly separated, he frowned and said, "It looks like they will fight for a long time …"
Wang Xiangfo was excited and warmed up. He opened his hands and said, "Do you want to join me?"
According to the rules of Jianghu, such a one-on-one fight would not involve a third party. His words were sarcastic.
Liu Muxia nodded and said, "Okay."
Wang Xiangfo blinked his eyes and said, "Ah …"
In the dark corner of the street, someone suddenly rushed out and came to Wang Xiangfo's side in the blink of an eye. He hugged his waist and pushed him backward. Wang Xiangfo punched down. Liu Muxia grabbed the heavy steel broadsword and swung it with the sheath. Niu Chengshu punched him in the waist and ribs. Someone else came later.
Lu Xiaolun, who was standing next to the wall on the other side of the street, watched as the five figures surrounded Wang Xiangfo. Fierce punches and kicks were constantly thrown out, and the street was filled with banging sounds. Wang Xiangfo immediately tried to break out of the encirclement and even launched a counterattack, but after a moment, he hugged his head and curled up on the ground …
Lu Xiaolun turned around and tried to leave the other side of the street silently …
…
The lively night had just begun, but there were still some fish that slipped through the net and caused some trouble in some places.
Ning Yi and Chen Fan were on the tower with binoculars, looking around with two snipers on standby.
"When do you think they will find this place? I haven't used my skills for a long time, and they are almost rusty …"
Ning Ji had already left the yard of the old and the young. Looking at the direction of the fireworks, he ran at full speed in the dark street like a hurricane. He was very excited.
"Wait for me, wait for me, wait for me, wait for me …"
Then he ran to the street where it sounded like a fight was going on and met Lu Xiaolun who was coming out. Lu Xiaolun was startled by the boy who suddenly ran out. The boy looked at him and then looked inside. Suddenly, his face became flat.
"The fight is over …"
He broke into a mad dash and went somewhere else.
Lu Xiaolun wiped the sweat on his forehead and went home.
In the city, the outsiders were greeting the Huaxia army for the first time, and the Huaxia army's response was just beginning …
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