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"If that's the case, why don't we send men to surround Qingfeng Village, and then have the soldiers shout that Qin Ming has already led his people to surrender Qingfeng Mountain!"
"Even if Huang Xin doesn't believe it, this move can still shake the morale of the soldiers in Qingfeng Village!"
"When the time is right, let Brother Chao Gai and Brother Liu Tang lead their troops to attack. At that time, we will surely win the battle!"
Hmm, this plan is indeed feasible...
Zhao Yuan nodded thoughtfully.
"In that case, let's proceed according to Mr. Jialiang's plan."
......
In the bright moonlight,
In front of Qingfeng Village,
Zhen Sanshan Huang Xin stared grimly at the group of bandits outside.
After Qingfeng Mountain suffered a major defeat yesterday,
Although he led a group of remnants of his army and successfully returned to Qingfeng Village,
But originally there were nearly a thousand men.
Now only three or four hundred remain, and their morale is low.
Other than that,
What worries Huang Xin even more is the whereabouts of his master, Qin Ming.
After yesterday's crushing defeat,
Huang Xin then dispatched soldiers to search for Qin Ming's whereabouts.
But there was no news at all.
Until this evening,
The men from Qingfeng Mountain suddenly surrounded Qingfeng Village.
It also brought news that surprised Huang Xin.
Qin Ming actually surrendered to Qingfeng Mountain!
Because Qin Ming was not seen among the bandits,
Huang Xin naturally did not believe this.
However, Qingfeng Village only had a group of remnants of its army.
After hearing this news,
The already low morale,
It has clearly become much more sluggish.
The only good news,
That is, Liu Gao, the magistrate of Wen Village.
Previously, when escorting Song Jiang and Hua Rong to Qingzhou Prefecture,
He was killed by bandits from Qingfeng Mountain.
This allowed Huang Xin to take full control of Qingfeng Village.
After inspecting for a while,
Seeing the bandits outside, for a moment,
There seems to be no sign of an attack on Qingfeng Village.
Huang Xin then prepared to return to Liu Gaode's residence to rest for a while.
I didn't expect that I had just reached the door when
Then they saw Hua Rongde's younger sister, who was waiting there looking pretty.
"Supervisor Huang, to express my gratitude for your care over the past few days, my sister-in-law has prepared wine and meat at home. I humbly request that you grace us with your presence!"
Chapter 357 Huang Xin Falls for the Trick
Ever since Song Jiang was recognized at the execution ground,
After Hua Rong was also imprisoned,
If Qin Ming and Huang Xin hadn't been mindful of their past friendship with Hua Rong,
Hua Rongde's wife and younger sister have probably already been taken away by the authorities.
Now the Hua family is hosting a banquet for me.
That's to be expected.
Huang Xin did not suspect anything.
In addition to a long day of hard work,
He was indeed hungry.
He then followed Hua Rongde's sister to the Hua family.
To entertain guests, one must go to the main hall.
A banquet had already been prepared.
At this time, the Cheng-Zhu school of Neo-Confucianism had not yet risen to prominence.
The woman's behavior towards the guest was not considered excessive.
Hua Rong's wife was poised and elegant.
Invite Huang Xin to sit down.
He said gratefully at the same time,
"My husband is now trapped in the hands of bandits; I hope that Supervisor Huang will show him mercy..."
What's the point of me showing mercy?
18. They need to show mercy!
Huang Xin gave a bitter laugh to himself.
Although in Qingfeng Village today,
Rumors of Qin Ming and Huang Xin's crushing defeat yesterday had already spread far and wide.
However, Qingfeng Village was ultimately a military stronghold established by the government.
The villagers were not particularly worried that Qingfeng Village would be breached by bandits.
They were all hoping that reinforcements would arrive from Qingzhou soon.
Huang Xin believed that Hua Rong's wife lived in seclusion.
His thoughts were the same as those of ordinary people.
He then went along with her words and said,
"Please rest assured, Madam Hua. Now that Liu Gao is dead, when I meet Magistrate Hua again, I will definitely persuade him to turn back from his wrong path."
"Hua Zhizhai's archery skills are unparalleled, and Prefect Murong of Qingzhou will surely forgive him for his temporary mistake."
"In that case, my sister and I will wait for Supervisor Huang to bring us good news."
Hua Rong's wife nodded happily.
Then he eagerly urged Huang Xin to drink.
The three mountains of Zhen were already hungry.
With the delicious food right in front of him, he didn't stand on ceremony any longer.
They began to eat heartily.
Just as they were eating,
He suddenly realized that his head seemed a little dizzy.
When I looked up,
That's when I noticed,
Hua Rong's wife and younger sister,
I don't know when they got up.
They hid in a corner of the hall.
"You...you guys...this food and drink..."
At this point,
Huang Xin was well aware that he had fallen into the trap set by two women.
No matter how angry I am,
The medicine started to take effect.
He didn't even have the strength to stand up.
"You...you want to...let the bandits into the stronghold?"
Huang Xin struggled with all his might to ask.
"Please rest assured, Supervisor Huang,"
Hua Rongde's sister stepped forward and said...
“If it weren’t for the care of the military supervisor these days, my sister-in-law and I would not know where we would have ended up.”
"What we did today was simply to borrow the token from Supervisor Huang so that my sister-in-law and I could leave Qingfeng Village and go to find my brother!"
"As for letting bandits into the village to harm the people, my sister-in-law and I would never do such a thing!"
Hearing Flower Girl's promise with his own ears,
Huang Xin was relieved.
I could no longer resist the drowsiness.
He immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing that Zhen Sanshan had collapsed on the table,
Hua Xiaomei quickly stepped forward.
He took the token from Huang Xin's waist.
Then he and his sister-in-law went to the back of the house.
They each changed into men's clothes.
They took some silver and luggage.
They then left directly through the back door.
They headed straight for the gate of Qingfeng Village!
At this moment, bandits from Qingfeng Mountain were besieging the stronghold outside.
Hua Xiaomei then made the excuse that she and her companion were sent by Huang Xin to Qingzhou to seek help from Prefect Murong.
The thief is right in front of us now.
Leaving the village to seek help at this point would undoubtedly mean certain death.
Hua Xiaomei and her sister-in-law were under the guards' gazes, which were as if they were looking at dead people.
He slipped out through the crack in the village gate.
After the two came out,
The gate was quickly and tightly closed.
Hua Xiaomei linked arms with her sister-in-law.