Hearing Fang Yu's words, the King of Shu nodded with a pleased smile on his face.
This time, they had mobilized more than three thousand men, all carefully selected elites. Wouldn't it be a piece of cake to take down Yong County, which only had a few hundred soldiers?
He finally had the chance to settle the score with that person!
Fang Yu turned around and saw the King of Shu's ferocious face under the moonlight. He frowned and reminded, "Don't forget, we want to capture him alive this time. When we get the information we need, you can do whatever you want to him."
He knew about the blood feud between the King of Shu and Li Yi. He was worried that the King of Shu would kill him in a fit of rage. If that happened, the Holy Religion would be in vain. They missed the chance to force the King of Tian Fa to reveal the secret recipe last time, but they couldn't miss it this time.
The King of Shu nodded and said eerily, "Don't worry, I can't bear to kill him so quickly. I want to bring him back and play with him slowly …"
After reminding the King of Shu, Fang Yu looked at the bald man on the other side and cupped his fists. "Commander Wang, the success of tonight's operation depends on you …"
Wang Wei smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about that. As long as you can fulfill your promise, leave the soldiers of Yong County to us."
"Ambassador Fang, do you still not believe in our strength and reputation?" Wang Wei looked at him and said with a faint smile.
Fang Yu cupped his fists again. "Thank you, Commander Wang. I trust your reputation!"
The key to this operation was the one thousand men led by the bald man. They were powerful and extremely difficult to deal with. Without them, the Holy Religion would suffer heavy losses. When the time came, they would be the vanguard, and the Holy Religion would just have to fulfill their conditions afterward.
If there were any accidents and the Holy Religion suffered heavy losses, it wouldn't matter. The territories of these bald men in the Fringe could be taken over by the Holy Religion …
No matter what, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage …
At first, he was worried that these baldies would easily agree to this and that there might be some kind of trap. But now that things had come to this, there was no turning back. If there was a trap, it could only be that they were colluding with the government and Li Yi …
But an official and a bandit, a soldier and a thief, was this possible?
…
Yong County, west gate.
The curfew had arrived, and the shopping malls were all closed. Only a row of soldiers carrying two lanterns patrolled back and forth.
The West Gate was different from the other three gates. Once out of the gate, one would be at the foot of the mountain. There were very few pedestrians there, so the gate was not open all year round. Originally, there was no need for night patrols. Recently, because of the construction of a shopping mall here, they temporarily added such a team to guard against bandits.
Late at night before the Lantern Festival, it was still very cold. Being blown by the cold wind, the patrolling soldiers walked more than a dozen laps and felt a little annoyed. However, this was their duty, not to mention that the team leader was still around, so they did not dare to relax at all.
After an unknown number of laps, the person at the front signaled for everyone to stop and asked, "What time is it now?"
One of them replied, "Sir, it should be almost midnight."
"It's already at this time …" The team leader said, then turned around and said, "There aren't so many bandits in the city now. There's no need for so many people to be exposed to the cold wind here. How about this, the few of you go back and rest first. After two hours, come back and replace us."
The people who were pointed out by him were stunned and immediately said, "It's better if the team leader goes back and rest first. We can still hold on …"
The team leader waved his hand and said, "If I tell you to go, just go. What's with all this nonsense? I still want to walk around a little longer and go back to sleep later in the night …"
At this point, those people no longer insisted.
The captain was injured, so the patrolling of the West Gate was under the responsibility of Captain Xu. Naturally, they had to obey his arrangements.
The public security of Yong County was good now, and the patrolling was just a casual process. There would not be any major incidents.
"Thank you, team leader …"
The few people nodded, cupped their hands at Captain Xu, and dispersed.
When their figures completely disappeared, Captain Xu looked in the direction of the city gate and murmured, "It's about time …"
"Hurry up, don't delay the Great Emissary's important matter!"
He led a few figures through the shopping mall and hurried in the direction of the city gate.
…
In the dense forest outside the western city gate of Yong County, a bald man looked at the city wall that was faintly discernible in the darkness and said in a low voice, "Hey, Envoy Fang, is the person you're talking about reliable? Can he be trusted? Will he stand us up? "
Fang Yu did not look back. He looked in the direction of the city wall and shook his head. "Impossible. The people of my Holy Religion are loyal to Her Majesty. They are absolutely trustworthy!"
"Loyal to Her Majesty …" Wang Wei thought for a moment and asked, "Then why can't you contact those believers in Shuzhou?"
"…"
Fang Yu's chest heaved, and he said firmly, "Don't worry, Commander Wang. This time, there will definitely be no problem."
"That's hard to say …" Wang Wei shook his head, looked at him, and reminded him, "Brother Fang, don't blame me for not reminding you. The moral degeneration of the world is getting worse, and people's hearts are not what they used to be. Some people call you brothers on the surface and seem to be on your side, but they are actually spies of the enemy. At the critical moment, they will betray you and make all your previous efforts go to waste … You have to be careful!"
All of Fang Yu's attention was on the city gate. Hearing this, he waved his hand and said, "Commander Wang, you worry too much …"
"Do not have the heart to harm others, but do not have the heart to guard against others …"
Before Wang Wei finished speaking, as if to confirm Fang Yu's words, in the darkness, the tightly closed city gate suddenly opened a gap. Then, it opened wider and wider … until it was completely open!
"The city gate is open!" The King of Shu suppressed his voice and said in a low and excited voice.
"How is it? Do you believe me now, Commander Wang?" Fang Yu glanced at him and said with a smile.
"Brothers, what are you waiting for? Charge!" Wang Wei looked behind him and said to the people behind him. Then, he took the lead and led hundreds of people towards the city gate.
The King of Shu and Fang Yu looked at them charging in front, and a smile appeared on their faces.
These baldies were really trustworthy, to charge in front to attack a city …
After Wang Wei and his people rushed down, the King of Shu followed closely behind.
According to the intelligence, after rushing through the city gate, they would enter the so-called shopping mall. In the middle of the shopping mall was a huge open space, surrounded by shops, forming a ring shape. The open space in the middle was very big, and it did not seem crowded even when more than two thousand people rushed in at once.
Fang Yu, on the other hand, followed behind everyone with an indifferent expression.
This time, after capturing Li Yi and getting the formula of Tian Fa out of him, he could not let the King of Shu kill him. He wanted to let Her Majesty see that there were times when her judgment was wrong.
So what if it was Gyeong Of Silla? So what if it was the Left Emissary? In the end, didn't they still fall into his hands?
Fang Yu thought to himself. When he rushed to the city gate, he looked left and right, but did not see anyone around the city wall that he was hoping to see.
He had an agreement with the spies in the city. If the city gate was opened, they would stand outside the city wall, and nothing would go wrong. Otherwise, something unexpected had happened!
He stopped in his tracks almost instantly, and once again confirmed that there was no one around the city wall. His expression changed drastically, and he said anxiously, "Retreat, retreat quickly!"
He turned around quickly, and the two men in purple followed closely behind him. In an instant, they disappeared into the dense forest.
The momentum of three thousand people was so great that only a few dozen people who were closest to him could react. Most of the people had already rushed into the city.
At this moment, the King of Shu had already rushed in. His face was full of excitement as he shouted, "Follow me to the Gyeong Of Silla's residence, and capture Li Yi alive!"
"There's no need to go through so much trouble, I'm right here."
A voice came from above. Suddenly, dozens of flames appeared on the city wall. Li Yi stood at the brightest spot on the city wall, looked at the King of Shu, and said, "Come up here!"
Looking at the figure on the city wall that he could not see clearly, but he felt a sense of familiarity from the depths of his soul, the King of Shu's expression froze.
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