There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 83 Catching the Insider
  More than ten miles outside Fugu City, more than three hundred Mongolian cavalry were marching.

Because the weather was very cold, these Mongolian Tartars were all covered with sheepskin jackets. However, these sheepskins had not been degreased and were dirty and smelly. The hair was all clumped into a ball, but they could still keep warm.

A thin cavalryman came to the leader and said: "Zasak, Fugu City is not far ahead. Do you think those Ming people who are responding are reliable?"

"It should be reliable. They have shown their sincerity by withdrawing all the border defenders." The leading general replied.

"But I still feel a little uneasy. There are many cunning people in Ming Dynasty. They won't want to trick us into coming in and take the opportunity to ambush, right?" the thin cavalryman continued.

"We have already crossed the Great Wall, and there are no elite Ming court troops here. Even if they regret and want to keep us, it will not be easy. If it causes heavy casualties, they will not be able to bear it. Besides, that Liu Qianhu wants to borrow our If you want to take revenge, you will definitely find someone to cooperate." The leader of the army said with confidence.

"That's good, otherwise it would be too dangerous to enter the Ming Realm at this time."

"Let's go to the forest ahead to take shelter from the wind. Let the warriors eat something and regain their strength. We can attack the city after dark at night. Someone will open the city gate then."

Fugu County Government Office, the county magistrate's public house.

Fang Xiaoyu came in in a hurry, and when he saw Lin Feng, he reported: "My lord, the Guo family of 'Yihe' really has something strange going on. His housekeeper Guo Lian has been to a courtyard in the north of the city many times recently, which is far away from the north." The city gate is relatively close, and the courtyard gate is closed all day long, which is very suspicious."

"Do you know how many people are inside?" Lin Feng asked.

"There should be a lot of people. A lot of food is sent in every day. I estimate there are at least ten people." Fang Xiaoyu replied.

"Has Guo Lian gone today?"

"I just went there now. It should still be inside."

"Bring people to arrest immediately. I will ask Wang Qin to send a team of people to cooperate with you. Forget it, I will also go and take a look." Lin Feng made a decision immediately. He has the final say in Fugu County now. If there is any doubt, he can do it. , even if the wrong person is arrested, he will be released when the time comes.

In the north of Fugu City, there is a small, remote courtyard near Rulin Street.

A middle-aged man in black attire asked: "Steward Guo, is there any news about the Mongols?"

"Liu Qianhu has sent a message this morning, saying that the Mongols will attack the city after dark. Then you should rush to the north gate and open the city gate." Guo Lian said.

"The gatekeepers are just some civilians. The gates in Fugu County don't have heavy weights or anything like that. It's easy to open, so there should be no problem. Is there any signal agreed upon?"

"It is most convenient to use firelight when it is dark to see far. So we agreed to use firelight as a signal. We occupied the city gate and immediately used torches to signal outside the city."

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"Boom!" A loud noise came, the courtyard door was smashed open, and a team of people rushed in.

"No, you've been discovered, rush out immediately!" the man in black shouted.

"Bang, bang, bang!" A series of firecrackers sounded.

Four or five of the men in black who rushed out were beaten to death. Some of the others lay down to avoid them, while a few others rushed over without fear of death.

Wang Qin and Fang Xiaoyu immediately rushed forward with their men, and several of the escorts also thrust forward with their bayonets in hand.

After a fight, the men in black were outnumbered and had no advantage in weapons, so they were quickly knocked to the ground. The leader was stabbed twice in the chest with a bayonet and died.

Both Wang Qin and Fang Xiaoyu were fine, and only two members of the escort were slightly injured.

After seeing that the escort had taken control of the situation, Lin Feng walked in. When he came to the inner room, he saw Guo Lian shivering under the table.

Lin Feng pulled up a chair and sat down, and said to Fang Xiaoyu, "Pull him out."

Fang Xiaoyu immediately stepped forward and dragged Guo Lian out like a dead dog.

"Tell me, what's your plot?" Lin Feng asked.

Guo Lian replied tremblingly: "No, it's nothing. These people are our nursing home. They thought there were robbers coming in, so there was a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding, do you think we are fools? Leader Fang, give Butler Guo a set of the ten tortures of the Ming Dynasty, and serve him well." Lin Feng ordered.

"Ah, what are the ten tortures? You, you can't abuse lynching." Guo Lian still tried to resist.

"There's nothing new. It's just bamboo sticks for nails, braised irons, iron claws for brushing the back... They're all given away for free. There's no charge. Let's do a few things to help him relax." Lin Feng explained enthusiastically .

Fang Xiaoyu immediately grabbed Guo Lian and pulled out his hand, preparing to insert a bamboo stick into his nails first, but the bamboo stick hadn't been inserted yet.

"It hurts, it hurts. Please don't torture me anymore. I'll do it all!" Guo Lian obviously didn't want to accept the free top ten tortures and gave in immediately.

"Okay, then I'll give you a chance. Hurry up and recruit me. But you only have one chance. If the confession is untrue, you have to enjoy the free torture." Lin Feng said.

"I don't dare, I don't dare, I don't dare to deceive the county magistrate." Guo Lian replied quickly.

After some interrogation, Lin Feng also figured out the reason.

This group of people was the dead soldiers arranged by the Liu family. There were 12 people in total, all of them were strong men. Each of them was also equipped with a machete, ready to cooperate with the Mongolian Tatars to seize the city gate.

However, these people are all gangsters and it is inconvenient for them to go out, so they need the cooperation of the Guo family to deliver the news.

They agreed to open the city gate after dark in the afternoon, let the Mongolian Tatars rush in, capture the county government office, and kill Lin Feng and others. Then they sit on the ground and divide the spoils.

The reason for agreeing on this time was mainly because it was convenient for the Mongols to sneak up to the city gate after dark. In addition, the civilian team responsible for guarding the city had just closed the city gate and had to take turns to eat. At this time, the defense of the city gate was relatively lax.

If the news had not been detected in advance, it would have been possible for the Mongol Tatars to invade by being caught off guard, which would have been a disaster for the people of Fugu.

Then, Lin Feng asked Wang Qin and Fang Xiaoyu to interrogate several captured men in black. Those men were worthy of being dead soldiers of the Liu family, and they had much tougher mouths.

After a brutal meal of punishment and the beheading of two people on the spot, the remaining two or three dead men finally collapsed and explained the situation in detail.

What they said is similar to what Guo Lian explained. It seems that this is the situation.

After listening to the interrogation, Lin Feng thought for a moment and said: "Xiaoyu, kill these injured dead soldiers with one additional blow. There is no use keeping these people. The two who confessed are temporarily imprisoned in the county jail." , which can be used as a witness in the future.”

"Understood!" Fang Xiaoyu responded.

"You immediately escort Guo Lian to the Guo family and capture all the Guo family members. No one should be left out." Lin Feng then ordered.

After dark in the afternoon, the Mongolian Tatars will attack the city. Lin Feng must first clean up the hidden dangers in the county. If there is another civil strife, the impact will be too great.

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