Chapter 181: Sister-in-law, Are You Sure?

Seeing that he couldn't get more news from this middle-aged man, the Vice General stood up and said to his subordinates: "Record everything the fellow villager said just now."

"Record it truthfully?" The subordinate couldn't help but ask, his expression still not having recovered from the shock just now.

The Vice General couldn't help but curse: "You ask this question, do you want to fake it and report it to the General?"

"Uh... Head, I'm just a blockhead, don't hold it against me!" This person laughed twice, only then realizing that the question he asked was very stupid.

The Vice General couldn't help but hold his forehead, "Record it first, these are all to be reported to the General. Let's go into the city and see later!"

Then a few people led their horses to the city gate, only to see eight people standing straight at the city gate guarding it.

Passing by the city gates along the way, the Vice General had seen many, and most of the garrison soldiers had no standing posture and were in a sleepy state.

But he didn't expect to see such disciplined garrison soldiers in a city occupied by bandits.

Just as a few people saw the bandits, the bandits guarding the city naturally discovered them.

Seeing a few people behind them leading horses and having weapons at their waists, and their armor being quite complete, the bandits of Yangguangzhai subconsciously thought it was an enemy attack.

"Enemy attack! Quickly report to Captain Jiang!" A bandit shouted, the purpose of which was to remind the brothers on the city wall and also let a brother behind hurriedly go find someone.

Sure enough, under this shout, the bandits on the city wall immediately aimed their bows at the few people of the Zhenbei Army.

This small team was led by Jiang Ze, and their training and discipline were considered quite good on weekdays.

The Vice General didn't expect these bandits to dare to shine weapons at them, and for a time, his face was somewhat ugly.

But as soldiers of the Zhenbei Army, how could they be afraid?

Immediately, a few people drew their weapons and quickly disassembled a small shield from the horse's back and tied it to their hands.

Neither side moved first, and the scene was somewhat serious for a time.

It happened to be Jiang Ze's patrol time, so he wasn't very far from the city gate. Hearing the news, he immediately rushed over.

Jiang Ze's mood was very heavy at this moment. The other party was clearly intentional, and could even be said to have specifically investigated the whereabouts of their Yangguangzhai. Now the Chief and other brothers were all in Qingcheng.

Jiangcheng only had three small squads, which was the weakest time for defense.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ze gritted his teeth. If Jiangcheng were lost in his hands, then what face would he have to face Big Brother and the brothers of Yangguangzhai.

Moreover, Sister-in-law was still in the city. If the other party caught Sister-in-law to threaten Big Brother, then things would become even more complicated.

"Old Li, go notify Brother Xiao Hu immediately, let him take Sister-in-law and leave quietly. I will go and stop the enemy, and even if I die, I will drag the other party down." Jiang Ze's eyes revealed a fierce light, clearly having made up his mind.

"Uh... Captain Jiang, the other party has fewer than ten people, it shouldn't be to that extent!" Old Li was the one who came to notify at the city gate just now.

Jiang Ze almost stumbled and fell to the ground, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching: "Just now, why didn't you say so?"

"Captain, you didn't ask!" Old Li was still somewhat aggrieved.

"Forget it, go see first!"

Hearing that the other party had fewer than ten people, Jiang Ze's heart finally felt relieved.

Arriving at the city gate, Jiang Ze looked at the two sides confronting each other, took a step, and shouted at the few people: "What are you all doing?"

Seeing the person who could speak for the other party had come, the Vice General said in a deep voice: "Left Vice General under the Prince of Zhenbei, who are you?"

"Small Squad Leader of Yangguangzhai, Jiang Ze!"

Jiang Ze continued to ask: "What is the Zhenbei Army doing here?"

"What a joke, is there any place in this Northern Frontier that my Zhenbei Army cannot go?" The Vice General didn't have a good temper. A mere bandit also dares to question me?

"Is that so? Then please forgive my Yangguangzhai for not being able to entertain you. Please go back!" Jiang Ze had lived in Da Jiang Cun since he was a child and didn't know how strong the Zhenbei Army was, let alone how many people they had.

He only knew that even if he died, he couldn't tarnish the reputation of Yangguangzhai.

The words of the two seemed polite, but both had their own bottom lines that could not be touched, so for the time being, no one was willing to take half a step back.

Jiang Ze didn't care. He could just be stubborn here with the other party for a day, but the Vice General couldn't!

He was carrying the Great General's mission. If the mission wasn't completed, how could he go back?

So the Vice General rolled his eyes and provoked Jiang Ze: "Kid, dare to make a bet with me?"

"My brother said, the brothers of Yangguangzhai cannot be contaminated with gambling and drugs!" Jiang Ze shook his head repeatedly.

"Coward!" The Vice General spat on the ground and continued: "Let's compare, I win, you let me in, I lose, I turn around and leave immediately, how about it?"

Jiang Ze didn't dare to agree to the other party immediately, but asked vigilantly: "What are you doing coming into my Yangguangzhai's territory?"

The Vice General's face was a bit black, "What is called Yangguangzhai's territory? Under the whole heaven, is it not the King's land? This is the city of the Da Qian Dynasty!"

"I don't care about that. My Yangguangzhai took it down, so it's our territory!" Jiang Ze continued to waste time with the other party. Anyway, he had the advantage in numbers, and he believed the other party couldn't do anything to him. 【181

The Vice General took a deep breath, wishing he had changed his clothes before coming out; the Great General had explicitly said not to interfere with the other side, only to scout the situation inside the city.

But now that he couldn't even enter the city, what was he to do?

At this critical moment, Li Xinyue appeared with Xiao Hu and asked Jiang Ze what the situation was.

It turned out that Shopkeeper Chen's men had happened to be on the street, discovered the matter, and immediately returned to report it to Shopkeeper Chen, who then rushed to find Li Xinyue, which was why she had brought Xiao Hu to the city gate.

Jiang Ze explained the general situation and waited for Li Xinyue to make the decision.

When the Big Brother was around, they listened to the Big Brother; when the Big Brother was away, they listened to the Big Sister-in-law—this was only right.

Li Xinyue asked the Vice General, "I don't know why the General has come here? If you cannot explain it clearly, I will not let you in."

The Vice General originally didn't want to bother with a woman, but seeing that the man from before was so respectful to her, he figured she must be someone in charge; he would tell her first and see if he could get into the city.

"By order of the General, I am here to scout the situation inside the city."

"Just Jiangcheng alone?" Li Xinyue continued to press.

"Three cities in total!" The Vice General didn't know if the other party was fishing for information, so he only answered with the number.

Now Li Xinyue had an idea; others might not know, but she knew that Wei Xikang was the Crown Prince.

She figured that since Jiang Jinshi's side had occupied Qingcheng, the Prince of Zhenbei had learned the news, and Wei Xikang, the Crown Prince, wanted to see if Yangguangzhai had fulfilled their promises to him, so he had specifically sent people to check.

This also explained why only a few people had come, rather than the main force of the Zhenbei Army.

"Xiao Ze, let them in!" Having figured it out, Li Xinyue said to Jiang Ze.

"Sister-in-law, are you sure?"

"Sure! It's fine, with Xiao Hu here, those few won't be able to stir up any trouble."