"Secretly arrest him as soon as possible," Panda said, "use this as a breakthrough to arrest Zhang Tianbo!"
Li Shuangkuai was living in fear these days - he expected that Zhang Tianbo would betray him. These government gangsters and the Australians were not from the same group. But he did not expect that Zhang Tianbo would be so courageous, and he would actually know this.
Anyone with a clear sword and a clear gun should seize the door in the county town!
Although Sun Dabiao won a victory in Dalangwei, it is said that he beheaded hundreds of thieves and killed the Australian county magistrate in return, which shocked the whole county. But Li Shuangkuai also guessed based on his many years of experience.
It can be concluded that the Australians will never give up. Especially since Sun Dabiao failed to take the county seat occupied by the Australians, the most important place in the county is still in their hands, and the Australian fleet on the river is still coming and going in a steady stream.
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Although the Kun thieves are currently hiding in the city and cannot come out, once they recover and reinforcements are brought in from outside, Sun Dabiao's life will not be so easy.
Li Shuangkuai is not worried about Sun Dabiao's fate. He is worried about Zhang Tianbo.
Of course, Li Shuangkuai was not worried about Zhang Tianbo's life and death - if he died now, Li Shuangkuai would be more relaxed. What he was worried about was whether the relationship between him and Zhang Tianbo would attract Australians.
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His relationship with Zhang Tianbo was well known in the county. The Australians never suffered a loss in vain. They had nothing to do with Sun Dabiao at the moment, so it was natural for them to vent their anger on Zhang Tianbo.
Zhang Tianbo is hiding with Sun Dabiao, and the Australians can do nothing. His family members are not in Dalangwei. Although they are not hidden in his village, he knows their whereabouts. If the Australians come to ask about the whereabouts of Zhang Tianbo's family members, he
What to do?
Jiang Xiaotian also persuaded him to take Xiruan with him to join Sun Dabiao in Dalangwei. After all, they had a close relationship back then, not to mention that Zhang Tianbo is also there now.
"You can go, but I can't." Li Shuangkuai said with a bitter smile, "You are still in the prime of life, and you have no family. I am half dead, and I have a family of young and old. When it comes to face, Sun Dabiao and Feng Haijiao both
Personally, I probably have a lot of money. It doesn't matter if I go alone, I have to take my family with me. Dawangwei is now a green forest den. There are not even half rooms, and they are all sheltered by thatched sheds. How will the women and children be accommodated? Lian Zhang
Tianbo doesn’t even dare to leave his family members in Dalangwei!”
It was natural to be worried about women and children, but Li Shuangkuai was even more worried that if he defected to them, he would be considered "lost". The village he had built up through his life's savings would also be wiped out.
Li Shuangkuai was reluctant to part with the family fortune and was worried about being implicated. He sighed all day long. He wanted to entrust his family to his family, but there was no one he could trust. He had been a chief catcher in Yangshan for decades and was considered a friend.
All over the county, but looking at it now, none of these "friends" are reliable.
However, he has calmed down a little in the past few days, because he heard that the Australians did not send reinforcements, but sent a new county magistrate - it is said that she is a woman! This became big news. The county did not care
What is he doing? His eyes widened: Female county magistrate? What kind of idea is this?
Li Shuangkuai didn't understand what the Australians meant by this move. But since no reinforcements were brought, the Australians would not take any new actions. Moreover, he heard that the Australians were carrying large items to the ship at the county dock these days.
Cargo and wounded people were being transported away ship by ship - unlike in the past, when they arrived they were heavily loaded and when they left they were lightly loaded.
Could it be that the Australians want to run away? Li Shuang quickly thought about it, and it was not impossible to make a calculation. They suffered a big loss in Dalangwei. If they don't get reinforcements, they will definitely not be able to stand here. And I heard that Australia has been in trouble these days.
It's very difficult for people to go to the countryside to collect food - if they can't collect food, they won't be able to gain a foothold in Yangshan...
If the Australians can't stand here, they will naturally have no time to deal with Zhang Tianbo. When Li Shuangji heard the news, he felt a lot relieved - hoping that the Australians would leave quickly.
Li Shuang had almost finished dinner that day and had done an accounting. He asked his widower to bring his grandson over and asked him about his homework. This grandson was the only child of the Li family. Li Shuangkai regarded him as a treasure and invited a gentleman to his house the year before last.
Enlightenment. But this grandson's talent is really average. After two years of teaching, others can recite the third and fourth "Book of Songs", but he can't even recite the first one.
The grandson was stuttering while reciting the Book of Songs, and Li Shuangqi paused with his eyes closed - in fact, his heart was not on the grandson's endorsement, but on how the Li family should act next. At present, Yangshan is surrounded by crises.
If the Australians run away, there may not be peace in the county. Ming Dynasty will probably not come back for a while. There will inevitably be conflicts between several gangs in the county. Although I have friendship with all parties, at this moment
, old friendship may not be worth real money. How should I deal with this old bone in order to protect the safety of my family...
He suddenly realized that it would be better for the Australians not to leave: as long as they were here, the county would still be "lawful". If they left, it would be lawless. He sighed softly. After all, they are the people who eat from the yamen.
, it is still possible to get along in peaceful times. If there are troubled times, without the government, who will still be able to sell the face of being a head catcher?
He even felt a little regretful at this moment.
The grandson's stammering endorsement stopped, and Li Shuang quickly snorted and said: "Why are you so familiar with books? I'd better ask your husband to teach you well..."
He opened his eyes as he spoke, but was surprised.
In the hall, at some point, there were four or five men. All of them were dressed in short clothes and leggings. They were holding double-barreled short muskets and cornered the servants in the hall. The widowed daughter-in-law hugged her grandson tightly, shaking like chaff.
into a ball.
"Fellow heroes..." Li Shuangkuai suddenly panicked. What kind of hero was this? However, he immediately realized: he was from Australia!
His heart suddenly sank - the Australian was indeed here after all!
Li Shuangkuai forced himself to calm down and said: "You heroes, I don't know which mountain it is..."
The thin black man at the head grinned and said: "Captain Li! You don't need any incisions. We are from the Yangshan County Government and we invite you to be our guests in the county!"
"This... I'm getting older..." Li Shuang quickly panicked and said nothing.
"It doesn't matter, we have already prepared to get off the sedan chair. By the way, our county magistrate said that the public security in the county is not good now. If you leave Zhuangzi, you are afraid of losing your treasure, so I will take care of you as a guest."
"Have Li Shuang's entire family been arrested?" asked Fuda.
"That's right," Luo Yiming smiled, "Captain Zhen and his men captured everyone from top to bottom in Lijiazhuang, old and young, and brought them to the county town. No one escaped!"
"Where's Zhuangzi?"
"I sent a small team of people to guard there and kept a few prisoners. If anyone comes, I will capture them all."
"You go to interrogate and learn everything about Zhang Tianbo from these people as soon as possible." Panda ordered, "This old man is a policeman, I am afraid he is very slick..."
"It doesn't matter, his only grandson was also caught by us - can Zhang Tianbo be more important than his grandson?"
Without much effort, he just reminded him that "the treasures and family members have been arranged properly", and the old and cunning former captor identified Zhang Tianbo's whereabouts.
Zhang Tianbo was indeed with Sun Dabiao - but he had a very unsatisfactory life. The internal response was not completed and the county seat was not opened, so Zhang Tianbo became a useless person and was left alone.
As for Zhang Tianbo's family members, they are still at Xinlao Nan's Zhuangzi. But there is already another team there. It is called protection, but in fact it is a guard.
"What centaur?"
"I don't know, either." Li Shuangkuai said dejectedly, "It is said that an official from the Ming Dynasty brought it to him to blackmail Zhang Tianbo."
"We learned the location of Xin Laonan's Zhuangzi from his mouth, and sent people to investigate. We will probably have news back soon."
The scouts soon brought news: Xin Laonan's Zhuangzi was indeed heavily guarded and heavily guarded everywhere.
"The place where Zhuangzi is located is very remote and the terrain is dangerous. It is not easy to find. We were not able to get in, but we got news from nearby villages: The owner of Zhuangzi was originally a man from the bottom of the sea, and he had twenty or thirty people under his command.
Well, not long ago, a team of people came to the village and took over the entire village. Now there are more than a hundred people in the village - all with foreign accents. I heard they came from Guangning County!"
"So Li Shuangkuai's confession is correct! Zhang Tianbo's family is indeed in Xin Laonan's village!" Luo Yiming punched the table.
"If there are more than a hundred people guarding them, troops will have to be mobilized to arrest people." Zhen Huan said, "Our company can set off immediately!"
"I don't think we need to capture Zhang Tianbo's family members." You Ciren said, "The enemy is already on guard against us. Even if we capture Zhang Tianbo's family members, the news cannot be hidden from anyone. Zhang Tianbo immediately
It will become 'waste' and is likely to be disposed of directly... However, this matter is a bit strange."
Everyone looked at You Ciren.
"After Zhang Tianbo's internal response failed, he has become insignificant. Why did the enemy put more than a hundred people on Xin Laonan's village?"
"You mean..."
"I'm afraid this Zhuangzi is not just used to hide family members." You Ciren said, "Maybe it is one of the enemy's secret lairs... The scout said that the new troops came from Guangning - now
Many bandits from other counties have poured into the county, and Sun Dabiao has also attracted many people. I'm afraid they are a group!"
"Then let's attack Xinjiazhuang first?"
"No, we want to establish our prestige now. Even if we can catch big fish in Xinjiazhuang, it will not help us in establishing our prestige." Luo Yiming said, "I think: we should follow the original plan to attack Dawangwei, and at the same time
Send people to monitor Xinjiazhuang: firstly, you can find out the relationship between them, and secondly, if there is any big fish, you can also catch the fish in one go!"
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