In Chongqing City, a place outside the Kurai who hoards important materials is late at night and everything is silent.

The rebels besieged the city and the soldiers fought fiercely. Today, Chongqing is already in a panic.

Sichuan Governor Xu Keqiuo had already issued a notice that during this period, the whole city was in martial law and no one was allowed to leave the house at night. Only five soldiers were seen on the street as a small team of soldiers.

Just now a group of soldiers turned around the corner of the street on the east side and walked over from the west side with five soldiers carrying lanterns, which showed how strict the defense was.

The lights were swaying, and five soldiers wearing cloth armor stood in the middle of the road with swords on their waists.

The solemn face of the leader appeared through the dim lights.

The moon was covered with dark clouds, and the two candles were swaying quietly. The long street was so far away that they could not see it. However, they saw the general handing over the lanterns to their subordinates. They walked forward a few steps and asked the person guarding Kurari:

"How is it, Ergouzi, is there anything abnormal?"

The person who was asked moved his eyes and smiled, saying, "I have been watching here. No one has been seen on the entire street except the officers and soldiers."

Because his family was poor when he was young, he was in the disaster and could not eat enough. There were many people like him who casually became Wu Ergou.

Some are more direct, taking the name of stools and tables, and don't even have a surname.

"Well, you can't take it lightly." The general nodded and said while leaving: "This Kurari is the lifeblood of the 240,000 soldiers and civilians in the city!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Ma." The guard responded, looked up at the sky, and said, "This bright ball is so round!"

Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at it, then squinted and said, "Ergouzi, what's wrong with you? This dark clouds are covered with moon?"

Hearing this, Wu Ergou smiled awkwardly, scratched his head without saying a word.

"You boy..."

At first, I didn't take the president seriously, but after taking a few steps, I suddenly turned back, stared at Wu Ergou carefully, and asked:

"Ergouzi, why are you breathing heavily?"

"No, nothing--" Wu Ergou smiled, "Master Ma, the rebels siege the city, no one knows whether they can defend it. I feel so depressed!"

"Oh, so that's it."

The president also knew Wu Ergou. Although he thought something was wrong, he couldn't say it. Because he was an old acquaintance, he did not ask too much and turned around to continue patrolling.

Just after walking a few steps, a sound of firewood scattering on the ground suddenly came from Kurari courtyard.

"What's going on?"

Now, he couldn't feel at ease anymore. He quickly pulled out his sword and shouted, "Everyone comes in with me to take a look!"

"yes!"

The soldiers immediately pulled out their swords and followed the general toward Cangli, but were blocked by Wu Ergou with a smile, and he only heard him say:

"Ma Ye——"

"This is not my force to stop you. I have an order to rush to the Taiwan Strait. No one can enter Kurari at will except the orders of his old man."

"Maybe it's just windy?"

"The wind is strong?" Ma Hong sneered: "There is no wind here? Even if it blows away, where does the sound of firewood come from?"

"Ergouzi, this Kurari is related to the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city. If something happens, I will be responsible!!"

Wu Ergou continued to block it, and placed his hand on the hilt of the knife, facing each other in a tit-for-tat way.

"You can't afford this responsibility. If I, Wu Ergou, let you in, I will also be subject to military law."

"Do you let it go?"

As he asked, Ma Hong tightened the sword in his hand.

"Master Ma, this is not that I don't want to let it go, it's true-"

Wu Ergou was speaking helplessly, and suddenly, a blood mark appeared on his face, his face was expressionless, and he died directly.

But when Ma Hong put away the blood-stained knife, he shouted, "What happened, I'll be responsible for it alone. Go in and see what's going on!"

Everyone kicked open the door and rushed in but was stunned.

Before them, several strangers in gray cloth clothes carried bundles of firewood and poured oil on them, and almost threw out the torch to ignite the sky-high fire.

The sound just now was that someone accidentally carried a bundle, but the noise was too loud and it was transmitted outside the warehouse.

"Take it!"

Seeing that the officers and soldiers were discovered, all of these people were panicked and shouted and rushed up. The man in front even caused a fire to throw it onto the oil.

When Ma Hong saw this, he threw down the knife and kicked the person who rushed over. He rushed over frantically, hugged the man in front, and pressed the fire pie under him.

The two fought together. In terms of skills, this spy was no match for the officers and soldiers. Huo Zuozi was defeated and he was beaten to the point of being blue and swollen.

"take away!"

Not long after, Ma Hong picked up the knife on the ground and looked back. When he saw Wu Ergou who was dead outside the door, his eyes tightened, not knowing whether to hate or pity him.

There are too many pitiful people like Wu Ergou. He didn't get much money for the soldiers and was always in arrears and could not support a family of people at all.

Besides, there are more than 100,000 rebels outside the city, who knows that Chongqing can’t defend it?

She Chongming had a violent personality and killed Han people indiscriminately. Once the city was broken, the whole family might die in the city. It would be better to join the rebels as soon as possible and still be able to keep the family intact.

Ma Hong can understand Ergouzi's idea more or less.

This incident of spies intrusion directly turned the governor Xu Qiu and Chongqing General Huang Shoukui's tense nerves into a slight twitch.

Afterwards, Huang Shoukui personally interrogated the people who piled firewood in the yard and burned fire were the chieftain spies sent by She Chongming.

These people are familiar with Chinese and look ordinary, ordinary. At first glance, they are completely honest people, and no one will associate them with spies.

As for the little soldier Wu Ergou who guarded Kurari, he was indeed bribed after these people broke the city and protected his family's safety and gave him 200 taels of silver.

These spies were too disturbed by their own affairs, which attracted the attention of the Chief of the Cangguan Gang and killed Wu Ergou, thus ensuring that Cangli was safe.

If it were someone else, this might have been over. Chongqing’s 240,000 military and civilians would be in dire straits.

On this day, Huang Shoukui asked about the promotion of General Ma Hong as usual, because the Ministry of War is still in charge of this matter.

Therefore, it is necessary for a civil servant like Xu Keqiu to submit a memorial to make military achievements and promote Ma Hong to an official position.

Ma Hong made great contributions to keep Kurari safe. This is well-known. Huang Shoukui only asked, but he didn't expect this to be a matter.

After Xu Keqiu, he went around in circles, but said that Ma Hong not only failed to make a contribution, but also had a sin.

When Huang Shoukui heard this, he was stunned.

"Futai, what do you mean?"

"Ma Hong prevents the spy from burning down Cangli and keeping the safety of the whole city. Isn't this a merit, but it's a sin?"

"What's the reason!"

"Master Huang calms down, let me listen to the story." Xu Keqiu sat on a chair and savored the few Longjing tea left in the city. After a long time, he said:

"It is true that Ma Hong saved Kurari, but this is because he violated the official's clear order first."

"I just said yesterday that without my order, no one can enter Kurari step. As a result, Ma Hong went in today... he still chopped the guards in without authorization!"

"Punishment of both crimes is done. Although Ma Hong has made minor achievements, he has also made great mistakes. He should be executed to correct the morale of the army!"

Huang Shoukui became more angry and sneered.

"Wutai doesn't think about it. If you do this, how can this town convince the people? How can the soldiers who are still patrolling day and night think about it!"

"This will make them feel heartbroken!"

"Once a mutiny occurs, Chongqing will be over-"

At the end, Huang Shoukui was trembling with anger all over.

"Musliance?" Xu Keqiu was instinctively startled, and almost left the chair. He chuckled again, put down the tea set in his hand, and said quietly:

"This is what you should care about, Mr. Huang."
Chapter completed!