Chapter 344 Better to kill by mistake than let go

Zhu Gui was listening with great concentration at that time, but he never expected that Mrs. Gu would pounce on him.

Feeling frustrated, he was struggling to scold, but when he heard the word "spy", his body suddenly tensed up.

How come this woman is so strong?
In a split second, he was unable to break free and felt guilty, so he shook his head and asked, "Sister-in-law, I am your brother, why are you slandering me as a spy?"

"Yes, my lady, after all, we were brothers in the past. You..."

"You won't move when I call you?"

Mrs. Gu interrupted Sun Xin and shouted, "I will take responsibility if I make a mistake, but I have to tie this guy up now. Lehe, come and help me!"

“That’s good.”

How could Le He dare not respond?

While he was helping to press his hands, Zhu Gui, who was lying prone, continued to shout for help, "Sister Gu, there must be a misunderstanding. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, you must not kill each other."

"Don't rush to explain. You'll have your chance to speak."

"No, we all run hotels, I just came here a few days late, you are going too far, if you bring the matter to the King of Jin, you won't be able to stop it."

"I know what's going on. If I really wrongly accuse you, I am willing to accept the punishment from King Jin!"

After Mrs. Gu finished speaking in a loud voice, Sun Xin couldn't find the rope in a hurry, so he untied his belt and handed it over.

"You're smart."

Mrs. Gu praised Sun Xin, took the belt and skillfully tied the bundle with one hand. She didn't lift Zhu Gui up until his hands were tied firmly.

Zhu Gui was in a very miserable state with his hands tied. He felt that his martial arts skills were on par with the other three, but he did not dare to resist or escape because that would confirm his guilt.

Despite this, he still questioned confidently: "No, you are not the official of Zezhou, why do you arrest me? If there is no legitimate reason, I will really turn against you!"

"Why? Just because of this!"

Mrs. Gu showed her military token and said in a stern voice, "We are facing a powerful enemy now. I will be in charge of the Licheng troops. I must ensure that there are no potential safety hazards."

"I was beaten and persecuted by Song Jiang, and the scars are still on my body. Then I surrendered with all my heart. You can't force me to say that I am a spy just because I followed Song Jiang. Didn't you not follow him in the beginning? As the saying goes, catch the thief and the stolen goods, catch the adulterer and catch both, you can't hurt people with empty words!"

"Lady."

Sun Xin was shaken by Zhu Gui's words and pulled Gu Dasao with his hands.

"Get off!"

Mrs. Gu raised her hand and turned to ask Le He with a sullen face, "The gate of Fengyue Pass was opened by an insider, and then it was breached by Song Jiang in half a day. Brother Zou Run also died in the battle. Am I right in remembering this?"

“Yes, but this”

"We were drinking with Zhu Gui just now, and we heard that Brother Bai Sheng went to She County. Did you see him in She County?"

"Bai Sheng? No."

Le He seemed to be awakened, and immediately swallowed his saliva and murmured: "Three or four days ago, my brother-in-law sent him to Fengyue Pass to deliver supplies. What my sister meant was..."

"Bai Sheng is the traitor?"

Sun Xin also reacted now and looked at Zhu Gui with surprise.

Zhu Gui was terrified, but he could not admit that he was a spy, otherwise he might have to pay with Zou Run's life.

Thinking of this, he looked determined and asked in a pretentious tone, "Brother Sun, why are you staring at me? I still say what I said before, if you catch a thief, catch him in pairs; if you catch an adulterer, catch him in pairs. If you have evidence, you can kill me directly, but if you don't have it, don't make blind guesses. Did you catch Bai Sheng? Even if he was instigated by Song Jiang to rebel, does it have something to do with me?"

“That seems to make sense.”

Sun Xin scratched his head and looked at Le He, asking, "Did the defeated soldiers who escaped from Fengyue Pass say that Bai Sheng was an insider?"

"No, it's just that once the gate was opened, Song Jiang's men rushed in and most of the defenders died in an instant. Zou Run was also on his way out when Hua Rong caught up with him and shot him dead."

"heard it?"

Seeing Le He's help, Zhu Gui felt secretly pleased and shouted, "There is no proof at all. Brother Bai Sheng may have been captured or died in battle. We are all old brothers from Liangshan, but you are slandering us like this. Don't you feel bad? Do you have any intention? Why don't you let me go!"

"Madam, look"

"Can't let go."

Mrs. Gu interrupted Sun Xin and shouted solemnly: "When facing a powerful enemy, it is better to kill the wrong person than to let him go."

"Sun Xin, you bitch, you want to blame your brother for his death? Are you still a man?"

Seeing that Mrs. Gu had been cheated, Zhu Gui had no choice but to ask Sun Xin for help. However, little Yuchi had been controlled by the mother tiger, and she dared not move even with just a look from him.

However, Mrs. Gu was very protective of Sun Xin in front of others. As soon as Zhu Gui finished questioning him, she pulled him out.

"I am the head of the family. Am I not the one who has the most say in whether I am a man? I have wronged Brother Zhu and asked him to stay in prison for a while. I will release you when the truth is revealed. I will serve you tea and apologize. Even if I make trouble in front of King Jin, I will punish you in any way I want."

“This is outrageous”

Zhu Gui wanted to cry but had no tears. He thought to himself, what kind of kid did Sun Xin raise? Your wife is so unreasonable!
Mrs. Gu dragged Zhu Gui in front, while Sun Xin and Le He followed blindly behind.

Just as they walked out of the door, the two people in front of them suddenly froze. Mrs. Gu turned around and greeted them, saying, "Boss, come and help me control them first. I'll go talk to Le He."

"Oh"

As soon as Sun Xin took over, Zhu Gui complained in a low voice, "Brother Sun Xin, as the saying goes, when a woman is in charge, the house collapses. Your wife is too aggressive. If she continues to be so reckless, she will definitely bring disaster to the Sun family!"

"What can I do? Is this your first day meeting?"

"I know, but you can't just accept your fate. You have to learn to change and be a man. I'm innocent, so what if you let me go?"

Zhu Gui's voice became high-pitched with excitement, but unfortunately he saw Mrs. Gu's voice turn around and then lowered again, and then became smaller and smaller until it became silent.

Gu Dasao and her husband held Zhu Gui on both sides and were led by the guards through the streets and alleys. Soon they imprisoned Zhu Gui in Licheng County Prison and then hurried to the county barracks.

On the way, Sun Xin asked curiously: "Madam, what did you say to Le He just now?"

"You will know later. If Bai Sheng is really an insider, he may know the military situation in Luzhou. Song Jiang may not send all his troops to besiege Shexian County. He may divide his troops to seize Licheng. We must quickly deploy troops to defend the city. After that, we must contact the county magistrate and call on the people to defend the city like my uncle did. Otherwise, what can we do with a thousand people?"

"Hey, that really needs to be faster."

"So, if you don't have an idea, just listen to me and don't listen to what others say."

Mrs. Gu shook her head helplessly, stopped talking and hurried on her way.

She was the commander of the Sparrow Army, and she could easily mobilize troops and deploy them with military orders. After making the assignments, she asked Sun Xin to inspect the city defenses, while she rushed to the county government office to find the county magistrate to issue the notice.

The couple worked all afternoon, and by the evening they had basically arranged everything, and were finally able to take a break and have a meal. Sun Li also had a place to stay in Licheng, and Mrs. Le couldn't help with anything else, so she prepared dinner early and waited for him, and Le He also arrived at dinner time.

Seeing her brother coming back, Madam Le hurriedly served him some food and asked, "It's already dark, why did you come back just now?"

"Commander Gu assigned me a task, but I'm still busy with it now?"

Le He came to the table with a smile and jokingly, picked up a stool and sat down to take the bowl.

Sun Xin suddenly remembered what happened in the afternoon. He quickly swallowed the unchewed potato in his mouth and asked in a hoarse voice, "What happened? My wife didn't tell me this afternoon."

"Tell me about it. Judging from your expression, you will definitely gain something."

"hey-hey."

Le He smiled and said, "Sister Gu is really smart. There is indeed something wrong with Zhu Gui. You took him to parade through the city today, and his followers immediately ran back to their residence, packed their bags and tried to escape from the city, but they were tied up by me and the sparrows. Just now, someone couldn't stand the beating and revealed his undercover identity. Zhu Gui is their leader, and Bai Sheng is not a good guy either!"

"When you came to report the news at noon, I realized that something was wrong with him. I didn't expect that he would be tricked out. These guys hid well enough to go undercover two months in advance. It was the Day Rat who harmed the Zou Run brothers."

Mrs. Gu's face was serious, and the potato and multi-grain rice she put into her mouth tasted like chewing wax.

Seeing her depressed, Le He hurriedly spoke to comfort her: "Although Brother Zou Run died in battle, I heard that he killed Kong Ming before he died, so he was a scapegoat."

"Kong Ming's martial arts surpassed Zou Run before. He was able to perform such a feat before his death. It is worth the guidance of King Jin. Madam, don't be too sad. The dead cannot be resurrected. We still have to defend Licheng."

"How can I be sad? It is true that Zou Run killed Kong Ming, but that does not mean he committed a crime. After all, Fengyue Pass was lost so quickly. You have to know that last year, 100,000 Jin troops attacked the pass, and we defended it for a month without losing it."

"Can it be the same?"

Sun Xin looked bitter when he heard this, and hurriedly reminded Mrs. Gu: "The King of Jin was in charge at that time, and he left halfway and left the princess behind."

"I know." Mrs. Gu nodded and said, "But as the garrison commander of Luzhou, Uncle did not realize that Zhu Gui and Bai Sheng were undercover agents. I am afraid he must bear some responsibility. We are trying to make up for the loss. I hope he can hold on to She County."

Hearing this, Madam Le suddenly spoke up, frowning and saying, "Song Jiang not only has 50,000 troops, but I heard he also brought a lot of artillery. Your Excellency may not be able to hold on. I have always been insightful, so I have to help him think of a way out."

"If you really can't hold on."

Mrs. Gu pinched her chin and murmured, "We can only retreat to Licheng. If we can't hold Licheng, we will continue to retreat and use the city to buy time. As long as the Taiyuan reinforcements arrive, we will be able to stop this decline. If the King of Jin returns early, we can turn the tide in an instant."

"In this case, we need to find someone to remind the master. Erlang, you should run there overnight!"

"Okay." Le He agreed readily, "Sister, I'll eat first and then we'll leave."

"Well, eat more."

"Sister-in-law."

Mrs. Gu called Mrs. Le and said sternly, "Let's send a few sparrows to pass the message. I want Le He to go to Xiangyuan, which is also my uncle's defense area. There is no general in charge at the moment. If he goes there to prepare in advance, it will be the retreat of Licheng."

"My lord has asked my sister to take charge of the army. You can make all the arrangements. I am just giving you some suggestions."

"Then let's arrange it this way. Erlang has been traveling for days and has had a hard time. You should rest in Licheng for one night first. It won't be too late to set off tomorrow morning."

"Oh."

Seeing Le He nodded solemnly, Mrs. Gu looked at Sun Xin again and urged, "Master, eat quickly. We will interrogate Zhu Gui overnight and maybe we can get some information out of him."

"Ok."

After the meal, the couple went to the county prison to try Zhu Gui at night.

At first, Zhu Gui cursed and denied it until his followers were brought in for confrontation, at which point they immediately became as frosted as eggplants.

Zhu Gui was just an ordinary person and was not loyal to Song Jiang. He just followed Hei Sanlang and finally got a position as an official, which meant that they were in a cooperative relationship.

Zou Run died in the battle of Fengyue Pass. Zhu Gui was worried that Sun Xin and his wife would take it out on him, so he immediately told the whole story. However, he was not a core member after all, and his knowledge of Song Jiang's secrets was limited, so he was of little use in defending the city and defeating the enemy.

Mrs. Gu captured the accomplice and followed the clues to catch his followers, thus plugging the biggest loophole.

The next day, Le He rushed to Xiangyuan as planned. Gu Dasao continued to order Sparrow to hide in the dark and search for potential spies. On the surface, she recruited civilians in the city and formed groups to help defend the city.

Due to the high prestige of Yang Chang, the people of Licheng responded very positively. In half a day, more than 3,000 young and strong men were selected. Although these people could not be directly involved in the battle, they could be used for transportation, building cities, temporarily replacing tired soldiers for defense, etc., which was of great help in defending the city.

The next day was May 3rd, at noon.

The earth is scorched by the scorching sun, and heat waves float in the air, like the steam rising from a pot, tormenting the living beings and making them sweat like oil.

At this time in Licheng, the flags on the city walls were hanging low and there was no wind for a long time.

Except for a few on-duty stalkers, the rest of the defenders were staying in the shade to avoid the heat. The two main generals, who were stationed on the east gate tower, also took turns to keep an eye on the front.

Sun Xin was sitting under the wall fanning himself. Seeing Mrs. Gu carrying him on her back, he couldn't help but mutter, "Madam, you should take a break too. The sun is scorching hot at noon. Even if Song Jiang really wants to seize the city, they should choose to travel in the morning or evening. Otherwise, they will die of exhaustion or heat."

"What we can think of, how could Song Jiang not think of it? This fellow likes to use strange tactics when deploying troops. It's always better to be cautious. You should take a good rest. If a real fight breaks out, you'll have to rely on the boss. I can keep an eye on him for a while."

"Well, it won't rain heavily. If Song Jiang is on the march right now, he will just soak them all, and then the whole army will catch a cold, get sick, and retreat. Then we will win without fighting."

"You are just daydreaming. A rainstorm in midsummer usually starts with clouds gathering and then thunder. Right now the sky is clear above our heads. How can there be any sign of rain?"

After saying this, Mrs. Gu looked back at Sun Xin and suddenly became excited, "Don't say it, you really shouldn't say it"

"What?"

"When clouds come, thunder will come soon"

"Where is it?"

When Sun Xin looked up, he still saw the sky was azure blue, so he stood up and walked closer to Mrs. Gu with curiosity. He suddenly saw black spots moving in the distance, and the black spots gradually became larger and more numerous.

The soldiers and horses are like clouds, and the sound of their footsteps is like thunder.

"It's really here, so fast!"

"Quickly notify the guards at each gate to be alert immediately, and the militia to prepare for battle."

"it is good."

About an incense stick of time later, Qin Ming led a team of cavalry to the foot of the city. He looked up and saw Sun Xin and his wife on the city wall. He was surprised that Bai Sheng's information was wrong. Wasn't there no garrison commander in Licheng?

On second thought, these two hotel owners are far inferior to Zou Run, and there are only a thousand defenders here. Maybe I just need to threaten them a few times and they will surrender the city?
Yes, definitely.

Qin Ming approached with the mace in his hand, deliberately swung it back and forth, and looked up at the top of the city wall. He said playfully, "Chapter Yang is in trouble now, and Wu Song sent you to guard the city? Defending a city is not like running a hotel. You are no match for me, Qin Ming. Considering that Zhujiazhuang has come to our rescue, please open the city gate quickly. I will lead you back to the command of the general and promise to forgive the past."

"Haha, General Qin's entire family was killed by Song Jiang, but he still followed him wholeheartedly in the end. We are indeed not as good as you."

"You stinky bitch, you don't know how to appreciate it!"

(End of this chapter)