Chapter 222: Cao Jin Launches a Surprise Attack

He wasn't sure if Jiang Jinshi still remembered him, but the other party's character was worth him gambling on.

Jiang Jinshi, who received the letter, naturally remembered Cao Jin, the smart man who took one hundred taels of silver from his hands.

So Jiang Jinshi had Wang Hou contact Tang Xiao Yu, and let Tang Xiao Yu get in touch with Cao Jin. Only then did today's plotting happen.

To show his sincerity, Jiang Jinshi promised a squadron leader position to Cao Jin, but the premise was that the other party had the ability to open the city gate and help him take down the city without bloodshed.

Cao Jin was very conflicted when he first received the reply. He didn't expect that his actions were only worth a squadron leader position in the other party's eyes. As a garrison commander now, he was not worse than a squadron leader of Yangguangzhai.

If he took such a big risk but couldn't move further up, then what was he seeking?

He wanted to "negotiate" with the other party to strive for more benefits for himself, but he didn't expect Tang Xiao Yu to block him back with one sentence.

Whether you surrender or not is not important; anyway, the city gate will be broken sooner or later, and even if you don't do it, there are plenty of people who will!

Only then did Cao Jin know that he had completely lost the capital to "negotiate" with Yangguangzhai, and only by getting on with the other party early could he have a day to stand out.

Cao Jin, who had made up his mind, felt incomparable heartache. Since that was the case, why did he run away when he was in Licheng?

If he had directly taken his brothers to join Yangguangzhai, perhaps he would have made something of himself by now, and wouldn't have had to spend money to buy this garrison commander position.

After going around in a big circle, he was back here again!

Early the next morning, the Prefectural Assistant requested to see General Yan again. With a guilty conscience, he appeared extremely unnatural, pacing back and forth in an attempt to hide his inner anxiety.

According to their discussion last night, he had to go out himself to get General Yan to leave the residence; otherwise, it would be difficult to take action with the garrison present.

"What is it?" General Yan received the Prefectural Assistant.

The Prefectural Assistant shouted with a mournful face: "General, it's not good! The Granary Official said that there is not a single grain left in all the granaries!"

"What's going on? Isn't there supposed to be some grain left?" General Yan was shocked; this was his last straw.

"I... I don't know! It was still there last night! It was gone this morning!" Because he was too nervous, the Prefectural Assistant's speech was a bit tangled.

But the anxious General Yan didn't think so much, his mind only on the matter of grain and grass. "Who was the garrison commander last night? It must be them stealing from the granary!"

"It was Garrison Commander Cao! Now he is also at the granary!" The Prefectural Assistant raised his hand and pointed into the distance, then said no more.

"Go! Let's go see!" General Yan didn't think much at all, just wanting to find out the cause of the matter as soon as possible.

Seeing this situation, the Prefectural Assistant instinctively let out a sigh of relief. His task was completed; next, it depended on Cao Jin!

When the two arrived one after the other, Cao Jin had been waiting here for a long time.

Seeing General Yan coming, Cao Jin looked at the brothers around him, and everyone nodded gently to indicate they had received it.

Then, when General Yan was not paying attention, they quietly blocked every exit.

"What is the situation now?" General Yan scolded Cao Jin as soon as he arrived, the bloodshot eyes almost filling his entire eyeballs.

Cao Jin hid it well, without any murderous intent flowing out, and explained tremblingly: "Gen... General, I don't know!"

"You don't know?" General Yan looked at the empty granary, his anger rising, and he kicked Cao Jin. "You have such great courage, daring to move the granary!"

Cao Jin took this kick solidly, and immediately felt a blockage in his heart, and his breathing was a bit unsmooth!

Rolling twice on the ground, Cao Jin cried and hugged General Yan's thigh: "General, I really don't know!"

This cry was so miserable, as if he had really been wronged.

Only on the face that others couldn't see, a fierce and ferocious look appeared instantly.

Almost without any hesitation, Cao Jin suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist and touched it toward the other party's neck.

The distance between the two was very close, and with such surprise attack skills, Cao Jin believed that the other party couldn't react.

General Yan was indeed startled by the sudden surprise attack, but he was a general personally conferred by the late Emperor, so he still had some skills.

The moment Cao Jin launched the attack, he dodged to one side by instinct and raised his hand to block. Before he could see the cold light, his arm was scratched.

"The thief has great courage!" General Yan was furious, immediately understanding that today's trap was set for him.

Cao Jin didn't speak, just blindly launched an attack. Relying on the weapon advantage, he added several wounds to the other party in just a few breaths.

But soon General Yan launched a counterattack. After hard-resisting Cao Jin's knife, he grabbed the hand Cao Jin was holding the dagger with, and the other hand hit the wrist fiercely.

"Ah!"

Cao Jin screamed, and the dagger fell to the ground.

General Yan picked up the dagger, slowly looked around, and looked at these people who were all holding big knives aimed at him, couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"Not being a good official, but wanting to rely on bandits, are you all crazy?"

"You are a general, how could you understand us!" Cao Jin's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he gritted his teeth, preparing to continue forward.

The next moment, a gust of wind came, and a figure flashed behind Cao Jin, moving very fast, heading straight for General Yan.

"You are..."

General Yan's words were still in his throat, but he had no chance to say them, and just fell to the ground straight, the blood line on his neck gradually becoming clear.

"You are too slow, delaying time!" Tang Xiao Yu played with the dagger in her hand, always feeling that this thing was not very handy.

Cao Jin smiled bitterly, looking at this young lady and not daring to speak. With the martial arts she showed, he was really afraid!

The Prefectural Assistant felt a heavy stone in his heart land, and at the same time, a sense of unspeakable sorrow surged up.

"Young lady, do you still want this General Yan's head?" Cao Jin asked cautiously.

Tang Xiao Yu rolled her eyes at him, having no interest in this so-called "military merit."

But for Cao Jin, this was a good thing for him to stand firm, so he immediately smiled and said: "Then if you don't want it, I'll accept it. We will work together in the future, I'll treat you to a drink!"

That afternoon, the city gate of Guangwu City, which had been closed for nearly two months, was slowly pushed open a crack in the heavy creaking sound.

First out was a team of garrison soldiers who had thrown away their helmets and armor. They walked silently to both sides and stood with their hands down.

Next was the Prefectural Assistant, who held the Prefect's official seal and household registration book in both hands, followed by a group of Prefectural officials with complex expressions.

Then came Cao Jin, who was somewhat spirited, carrying General Yan's head to attract everyone's attention.

Jiang Jinshi, who had received the notice in advance, had been waiting here with his troops for a long time. Seeing this situation, he did not show the arrogance of a winner.

He looked around and said in a peaceful tone: "You all understand righteousness, saving the commoners of a city from the flames of war. This is a merit, and our Yangguangzhai will definitely not fail your trust."

"The order in the city still needs the Prefectural Assistant and everyone to maintain temporarily, assisting our side in taking over. All surrendered soldiers, those willing to stay can join our Yangguangzhai after reorganization, and those willing to leave will be given travel expenses to return home." ===== CHAPTER 223 =====