Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 142: Empty City Strategy
"Sir," Huo Anu panted, while tidying up his iron umbrella, he suggested to Xu Zun, "I think these bandits are very capable, should we consider retreating from the rear?"
Some of the iron spikes on the edge of the umbrella had been bent, and blood was dripping down along the ribs. Huo Anu placed the bent iron spikes on the ground and flattened them one by one with his feet.
"We have no way out!" Xu Zun stared at the gate of the county government office, "There will be a bloody battle today!"
"So..." Huo Anu's eyes flashed with pride, "Are you sure they will definitely rush in?"
"Yes," Xu Zun said, "Didn't you see that those chasing us are all bandits from Chongtian Temple? Even if they massacred the Shangyuan County Office, it has nothing to do with Qinglan Temple. All the charges will be put on the remnants of Chongtian Temple!"
"Oh... I see!" Huo Anu nodded, "As long as we are killed to silence us, the secret of Qinglan Temple can be kept forever!
"Today is a fight to the death!
"In that case," Huo Anu said to Xu Zun, "Leave this to me. My lord, please go to the back and ask Captain Shen for help!"
“Haha…” Xu Zun was touched, but he said with a proud and stern face, “I, Xu Zun, am not that bad. If they have the guts to come in, I will make sure they never come back!”
As if it had come true, as soon as Xu Zun finished speaking, more than a dozen people who watched the bandits suddenly rushed in from outside the county government office!
They held a sword in one hand and a crossbow in the other. As soon as they rushed into the lobby of the county government, they immediately released crossbow arrows at Xu Zun and others!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
When the crossbow arrows came, Xu Zun and others quickly squatted down and hid behind the desk in the county government office.
"Brother," after squatting down, Hong Gu changed her previous fear and said to Xu Zun, "Do you have a sword? I will fight them!"
Xu Zun smiled with relief and patted her shoulder: "Don't worry! I'm here, so it's not your turn to fight with them!"
As they were talking, a dozen bandits had already rushed into the hall. Seeing that their crossbows could not hit the target, they brandished their swords and rushed towards the place where Xu Zun and others were hiding!
As a result, just as they were ready to attack, a lot of people suddenly appeared from behind a row of screens at the back of the lobby!
These people were all dressed in constable uniforms and had crossbows in their hands. They immediately shot crossbow arrows while the bandits were not paying attention!
Tap!
Tu...
The crossbow arrows flew through the air, and the bandits who were rushing in the front were unable to react in time and were immediately hit by the crossbow arrows and fell to the ground one after another!
The bandits behind them then realized that there was an ambush in the county government office and quickly split up to hide.
These bandits were indeed highly skilled in martial arts. Such intensive and sudden crossbow shooting only hit three people!
“Kill!”
The next second, a man jumped out from behind the screen and rushed towards the crowd of spectators.
This person was none other than Ju Ran, the chief constable of Shangyuan County!
Under the leadership of Ju Ran, more than 20 constables appeared from all directions, holding swords and rushing towards the bandits, fighting with them!
"Sir..." Huo Anu glanced at Xu Zun and said, "So you still have a backup plan. You're amazing. You didn't even tell me!"
"Surprise, haha," Xu Zun smiled bitterly, "How nice would a surprise be?"
It turned out that long before setting out, Xu Zun had already given Ju Ran a secret order, asking him to send people to ambush one night in case of emergency.
At that time, Xu Zun did not expect what he could find in Qinglan Temple. He just felt that there might be danger, so he left a retreat here. He did not expect that it would actually work!
but……
When Xu Zun turned his head to look at the battle situation in the county government office, his brows couldn't help but frown again.
Unexpectedly, these bandits were so ferocious. Although Ju Ran and other detectives were considered to be quite skilled, they were clearly not on the same level as these bandits.
After just a few encounters, several constables were killed by the bandits' swords, and the chief constable Ju Ran was shot in the shoulder and was in critical condition!
"Anu!"
Xu Zun shrugged at Huo Anu. Huo Anu naturally understood what Xu Zun meant. He immediately raised his iron umbrella again and joined the battle, fighting with the bandits.
At the same time, more than a dozen yamen runners from the county government had heard the news and rushed over, each holding a weapon and joining the battle.
The county government office was suddenly in an uproar, with sounds of fighting breaking out everywhere.
However, even though they had the advantage in numbers, the gap in strength was too great. After a short fight, more than half of the yamen runners and constables were killed or wounded.
The captain of the police, Ju Ran, was kicked away, his head hit the cabinet, and he fainted!
What's worse is that while Xu Zun was trying to find a solution, a group of people came running in from behind the county government office.
But this group of people, both men and women, were all in dishevel, panic-stricken, and running away.
ah?
Xu Zun was shocked, but when he saw that the county magistrate Taimin was also among them, it was obvious that these men and women were Taimin's family members.
As the county magistrate, Taimin naturally lives in the county government office. If his entire family fled to the lobby at this moment, it could only mean one thing!
"Xu...Xu Tixing?" Taimin saw Xu Zun and hurriedly rolled over and shouted, "Help! A group of Taoist priests are coming in from behind, they will chop anyone they see and rush over! Help...Help..."
really!
Xu Zun secretly cried out inwardly, no wonder there were only a dozen bandits in front of him, it turned out that the other bandits had already surrounded the backyard and surrounded the entire county government office!
ah……
At this moment, with a scream, a woman covered in blood crawled out from the back door, crawled on the ground for a few times and then stopped moving.
"Mei Niang! Mei Niang..." Tai Min was so scared that his face turned pale and he burst into tears. It was obvious that this Mei Niang was his closest relative.
The next second, a burly bandit appeared from behind the door. Seeing everyone here, brutal and murderous intent immediately appeared in his eyes. He raised his sword and slashed at the crowd.
Swish…
Just as the sword was about to chop, Xu Zun rushed out from the crowd, first grabbed the man's arm, and then used his wrestling skills to give him an over-the-shoulder throw!
However, although this man fell, his fighting power was still strong. He immediately swung his fist and punched Xu Zun in the face. The violent force caused Xu Zun to stagger.
Xu Zun pulled out his dagger and turned to stab, but the man took the opportunity to grab Xu Zun's wrist, and they rolled on the ground and wrestled with each other.
Unexpectedly, just as the two of them rolled over, the bandit finally got on top of Xu Zun, but suddenly a stream of blood burst out from his back, and a steel knife stabbed into his heart from behind!
puff……
The steel knife was pulled out, the man spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground dead, never to live again!
The murderer was naturally the always elusive Zhao Yu!
However, after killing someone, he had no time to show off and immediately rushed into the small door leading to the backyard because more enemies appeared there!
"Damn you, I'm going to fight you!"
Following Zhao Yu's shout, the sound of fighting rang out in the backyard...
Xu Zun wiped the blood off his face, his heart pounding, and he was trembling with fear. In his previous life, he was an undercover agent, but he had never been so close to killing people. He only felt tinnitus, dizziness, and confusion.
And in this vision that was blurred by the chaos, he saw that Luo Yu, the abbot of Chongtian Temple, had rushed in. After killing several people in a row, he fought with Huo Anu and forced Huo Anu to retreat repeatedly!
Looking at the other yamen runners and constables, a large number of them have fallen, but the strong bandit watchers seem to have not lost any number...
