Qiao Zhiqing bypassed the main hall and rushed straight into the study, only to see five strong men in black holding bright daggers, besieging Su Sanniang up and down, left and right.Su Sanniang was not afraid, dodging left and right, jumping in the air for a while, and crawling on the ground for a while.The boxing moves, like the number of Wudang, have some Shaolin fierceness, like butterflies dancing among the flowers, swimming freely in the fists and feet of the man in black, so that the man in black is in a hurry and can't find a flaw.Qiao Zhiqing was afraid that he would injure Su Sanniang by mistake, so he took the shell gun and joined the melee.The man in black was besieging Su Sanniang with all his attention, and he was defenseless against Qiao Zhiqing, Qiao Zhiqing went up and kicked between the ribs of a man in black, he was wearing big-headed cowhide boots, only to hear a crisp sound of "cluck", presumably a few ribs have been broken.Sure enough, the man in black screamed, and then bent down in pain, Qiao Zhiqing kicked him on the cheek again, and before the man could turn around, he fainted on the ground.The other four black-clothed people reacted at this time, and as soon as they were distracted, the two black-clothed people on the left and right were hit on the throat by Su Sanniang's palms, and they couldn't help but retreat backwards again and again.Su Sanniang followed a dragon tail swing, kicked the lower abdomen of the man in black behind him with her right toe, and the two fists pierced her ears at the same time, only smashing into the chest of the man in black in front of her.Qiao Zhiqing saw the opportunity, and without waiting for the black-clothed people on the left and right to join and entangle again, he swished, pulled out the shell gun, and aimed it at the black-clothed people on both sides of Su Sanniang."
Stop it all for Lao Tzu, whoever dares to move again, Lao Tzu will beat him to death."
Qiao Zhiqing's muzzle was directly on the head of the man in black in front of Su Sanniang, and Su Sanniang also took advantage of the situation to turn his fist into a claw, clasping it tightly at the throat of the man in black behind him.At this time, there was also the sound of footsteps in the pro-military camp outside the house, and the torches were illuminated outside the window, Hu Wenhai was the first to rush into the study with a big knife, and Huang Feihong, Lin Shirong, and Liang Kuan also followed.More than 30 people from the pro-military camp rushed into the study with spears, and the muzzles of their guns were pointed directly at the man in black."
Who are you who assigned you to have a lot of ability, and you dare to break into my study."
The five assassins were tied up and knelt in front of Qiao Zhiqing.Two of the assassins were shot in the legs, and blood was dripping outward, and a man in black who was stunned by Qiao Zhiqing was also doused with cold water to open his eyes."
Dog officer, kill if you want to kill, where did you get so much nonsense.No one has assigned us, you work hard for the Manchu Tartars, and everyone of us Han people will be punished. ”One of the older assassins opened his mouth and scolded Qiao Zhiqing.Hu Wenhai raised his foot and kicked him in the face, and scolded loudly, "Damn, dare to assassinate our handsome, Lao Tzu will kill you now." ”Qiao Zhiqing waved his hand to stop him, and sneered at the older assassin, "You are not the first person to scold me for being a dog official, Li Xiucheng sent you." ”"You, don't wronged King Zhong, it's us who want to come" The older assassin shuddered, dodging Qiao Zhiqing's wolf-like eyes."
Even a few of you three-legged cats have the courage to assassinate the official, you say it's still too late, your brother's blood is almost gone, if you don't treat it, I'm afraid you will lose your life because of you."
Qiao Zhiqing's face suddenly became relaxed, and after sitting down on the chair, he sneered at the five black-clothed people in front of him.Two of them, pale, had fallen to the ground, wailing in low voices from the pain of their wounds."
Big brother, if we don't say it, the second brother and the fourth brother will not be able to do it soon."
A young man in black turned his head and screamed, already bursting into tears."
What are you crying about, look at your little bit of urine, isn't it just a death, I'm afraid of his ball."
The eldest brother who took the lead hissed loudly, and the little one immediately closed his mouth, but he still couldn't help gritting his teeth and sobbing up and down."
Yes, it's a man.The official watched how your brother died in front of your eyes, and when the second and fourth children died, the official cut down the third and fifth children, leaving you, who are not afraid of death.I want to see if this matter spreads in the rivers and lakes, I don't know if other heroes will think that you are the eldest brother who will not save you when you die, and deliberately use your brother's life to save yourself" Qiao Zhiqing smiled gloomily, staring at the boss of the man in black with murderous eyes."
You are despicable."
The eldest brother of the man in black stared at Qiao Zhiqing with blood-red eyes, and it took a long time to spit out the words from his mouth."
Big brother, now that it's over, let's just talk about it, the lives of the second brother and the fourth brother are at stake."
The third man in black, who was slightly fat, finally opened his mouth with a worried face, he was the man in black who was kicked and stunned by Qiao Zhiqing just now.The leading brother of the man in black bit his lip, slammed his knee to the ground, and roared, "I said that I said that you must first heal the wounds of my second and fourth brothers, otherwise Lao Tzu will die, and he will not confide half a word." ”"Okay, righteous enough.The official is not in a hurry, so let's wait until tomorrow to talk. ”Qiao Zhiqing sneered, asked the soldiers to escort the five people to the empty room in the backyard and strictly guarded them, and called the surgeon from the military medical department to treat the wounds of the second and fourth men in black.At this time, it was already the middle of the night, and after all the soldiers in the study retreated, Qiao Zhiqing only left Yan Yuting and Su Sanniang.Hu Wenhai was afraid that there were assassins hiding in the shadows, so he sent a sentry soldier with a live gun to guard the three layers of the courtyard where Qiao Zhiqing was located.The other guards patrolled all corners of the government and arrested anyone suspicious on the spot."
Sanniang, what the hell is going on, how did those black-clothed people get in just now and your body is not injured" Qiao Zhiqing looked at Su Sanniang and asked with concern, but Xin had already cleaned the room again.Su Sanniang shook her head, chuckled, and replied softly, "It's okay, you don't have to worry, just now when you and Yuting came out of the courtyard, those black-clothed people jumped down from the eaves, and after killing the soldiers guarding the door, they broke into the study."
I happened to be sitting in your seat at the time, and as soon as they came in, they started to talk to me, but just after playing with them for a while, you came in, and it was really unpleasant. ”"You're really bold enough, the five of them are all strong men, you almost ran out quickly, and you're still here to entangle with them, I really don't know how worried I am about you."
Qiao Zhiqing breathed a long sigh of relief, and glanced at Su Sanniang with a blaming face."
Okay, I know it's wrong, I'll pay attention to it next time, but the methods of these little thieves really didn't pay attention to this woman."
Su Sanniang smiled playfully at him, still with an unchanged face, full of energy."
Okay, you two don't want to be numb anymore, let's talk about the origin and purpose of those people."
Yan Yuting's heart was unhappy with jealousy, and her coquettish voice interrupted the conversation between the two of them.Qiao Zhiqing and Su Sanniang looked at each other and smiled, and the three of them sat down around the couch in the study."
None of them are soldiers, they are people from the rivers and lakes at first glance, and the purpose of coming here is also very clear, that is, to assassinate me, but who assigned them, I don't understand this now, but it must have nothing to do with the Taiping Army."
After thinking about it in his mind for a while, Qiao Zhiqing expressed his opinion."
What Brother Qiao said is right, it must have something to do with Li Xiucheng's dog thing, Brother Qiao shouldn't have let him go last time."
Yan Yuting echoed in agreement.Su Sanniang thought for a while, and said lightly, "Seeing that their martial arts moves are all the routines of northern boxing, I heard Zhiqing say that King Zhong has retreated south to Jiaxing, and these people also have northern accents, so this matter may not be instructed by King Zhong." ”"But in the north, our power has been developing in the south of the Yangtze River, and it has never involved the north," Qiao Zhiqing tightened his forehead slightly."
Oh, I almost forgot about it, Brother Qiao, did you read the secret letter I gave you when you came back" Yan Yuting seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly glared at Qiao Zhiqing with wide eyes."
Secret letter" Qiao Zhiqing thought for a while, fumbled in the pocket of his jacket for a while, took out an envelope, and saw that only a simple sentence was written on it, "Yangzhou has been captured by the Twist Army, please prepare as soon as possible." ”"It's broken, it's a big thing."
Qiao Zhiqing looked at the date, it had been three days since this secret letter was now, so he exclaimed, and took out the topographic map."
Brother Qiao, what do you say above" Yan Yuting asked curiously at the topographic map, she had just received the secret letter Qiao Zhiqing went home, and she didn't have time to check it.Su Sanniang looked at Qiao Zhiqing's nervous appearance, and also sat aside with curiosity on her face, watching him write and draw on the topographic map."
Shengbao, this stupid thing, it is estimated that all the soldiers and horses in Yangzhou have been transferred to Jinkui City, and the Twist Army in Jiangbei has already captured Yangzhou City."
Qiao Zhiqing scolded Shengbao angrily at Yangzhou.Qiao Zhiqing guessed correctly, the imperial court did not let Shengbao withdraw all the troops to the south, but just asked him to draw out a part of the soldiers and horses in Suzhou to watch Qiao Zhiqing, but Shengbao thought that he could rely on the number of people as before, and plunder in Suzhou City, so Shengbao originally stationed more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Yangzhou, Shengbao mobilized 100,000 to the south, leaving only 30,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses in Yangzhou City.Sheng Bao didn't expect that after he arrived in Jinkui City, Qiao Zhiqing gave him a dismount, he was not ready to do anything, and he was just intoxicated by a street in heaven and earth every day."
Brother Qiao, isn't it good if Yangzhou is lost, we happened to go to the imperial court to participate in Shengbao, and said that he was afraid of robbers and abandoned the city and fled, so I don't believe that the imperial court will not punish him."
Yan Yuting's eyes rolled, and she thought of this plan excitedly.Su Sanniang just came, and she didn't know the situation yet, but she felt that what Yan Yuting said made some sense, and she also nodded.She had guarded Zhenjiang at the beginning, so she naturally knew the status of Yangzhou, and the Qing army's camp in Jiangbei was located here.Qiao Zhiqing nodded secretly, although he agreed with Yan Yuting's opinion, he still came up with a more brilliant plan in his heart
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