The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 176: Guarding and Stealing

"Don't move!" Seeing that the people around him were about to make a move, Old Chen shouted and pulled out his pistol, firing a shot at the feet of one of the people.

With a loud bang, the group of people who were about to surround him were immediately startled back. Looking at the still smoking pistol in Old Chen's hand, the middle-aged man in the lead was already sweating.

He was sweating not only because Old Chen's shot was aimed at his feet, but more importantly, because he saw that Old Chen and everyone inside had pulled out a handgun, and he knew that this matter could not be resolved peacefully. In this area, anyone who could own a firearm was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Who are you people? You even have firearms!"

The middle-aged man leading the group was actually Chen Feng, the township head of Huai Shu Township, and a member of the so-called Chen family. He had heard last night that merchants had come from outside and were staying at the Taoist temple. Knowing that there were only five or six of them and that they were carrying only a few swords, Chen Feng, who was always arrogant, knew that business had come.

This is actually why there are no inns or similar establishments in Huai Shu Township. Merchants who frequently travel this road know that there are bandits in Huai Shu Township, but no one has ever known who the bandits are.

Therefore, the county has never solved this problem. It has only ordered the townships to organize their own militia. If the bandits were other people, the problem might have been solved. However, the bandits were officials from several surrounding townships who were embezzling from their posts.

This matter became an unsolvable problem, so Huai Shu Township gradually declined. Most of the villagers vaguely understood these things, but who dared to offend the Chen family? Their families were all here, and none of them dared to provoke the Chen family.

"Who are you!"

Seeing that no one answered him, Chen Feng mustered his courage and shouted at Chen Er and the others, "I am the mayor of Huai Shu Township. Who are you? Why are you carrying firearms and acting suspiciously here? Put down your weapons immediately and await our judgment, or you will be killed without mercy."

It's unclear where Chen Feng got the confidence to say such a thing. Chen Er and the others still ignored Chen Feng, except for one of the guards at the very back who walked to the edge.

While everyone around him was terrified by the pistol, he pulled out the firework shells from his pocket and shot them into the sky. This was a precaution, as he had originally thought he would never need to use them. Unexpectedly, he had used firework shells less than two days after being separated from Zhao Yun.

In the early morning light, in this vast expanse of land, the fireworks that rose dozens of meters into the sky were quickly spotted by the scouts of the dragon cavalry camp, which was encamped more than ten miles away. They immediately reported the situation to Zhao Yun.

Upon receiving the report, Zhao Yun immediately asked, "What is that place ahead?"

"Reporting to the general, it should be Huai Shu Township," a lieutenant replied to Zhao Yun's question.

"The lord has launched fireworks, there must be a reason why we are needed. First Battalion, assemble immediately and follow me. The rest of you stay here and prepare the camp before heading to Huai Shu Township!"

"Yes, General!"

The Dragon Cavalry Battalion was one of the most elite cavalry units in the entire area. In less than three minutes, the First Dragon Cavalry Battalion assembled and followed Zhao Yun at high speed towards Huai Shu Township.

A dozen minutes later, when Zhao Yun arrived with his cavalry, the situation in the Taoist temple was still at a stalemate. The other side had hand cannons, so he dared not make any rash moves.

After all, his men were just ordinary servants of the Chen family, and they could never possibly defeat these people in front of him. If the casualties were too great, he would have to pay a lot of compensation. The Chen family actually had a militia company of one hundred men, which was a militia uniformly organized by the local government.

The Chen family had brought the militia under their control through various means. Chen Feng was waiting for the arrival of this militia company, but it would be a long time before they came, because the militia company was located in Meishan Town, where the main branch of the Chen family was situated.

That was the largest town within a hundred miles, and the militia company was located there. He had already sent someone to summon them. As for Chen Er and his group...

He had already made up his mind that he had to kill them all without exception and label them as remnants of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, otherwise, these people, who were likely of noble status, would never let him go in the future.

However, the militia company that Chen Feng was waiting for could not possibly arrive so quickly, before he could even react to the meaning of the fireworks that Chen Er and the others had launched.

He heard the sound of cavalry galloping across the land outside. He waited for Zhao Yun's cavalry to arrive. At this moment, Chen Feng finally realized that he had kicked a rock hard as a rock!

When the sound of cavalry galloping across the land rang out, Chen Er knew that Zhao Yun had arrived. He had seen Wang Hui and the others' actions just now, which was exactly what he wanted. He had originally thought that the Chen family was just a local bully, but now it seemed that the Chen family was a local cancer! This matter had to be dealt with as soon as possible.

Hearing the cavalry's voice, Chen Er shook his head. Looking at the Chen family members in front of him, Chen Er silently said in his heart, "I didn't want to do this originally, but you forced me to."

Chen Er had already made up his mind. This time, when he came to Qingzhou, he would use this small Chen family as the chicken he had killed to scare the monkeys!

"Sir!" Zhao Yun saluted Chen Er as he approached him. He did not reveal Chen Er's true identity, as Chen Er had no intention of revealing his identity. Upon hearing Zhao Yun's words, Chen Er nodded without speaking.

Chen Feng, standing to the side, was already sweating profusely. He had never expected that the cavalry officer who had entered would walk directly in front of the group of people he had surrounded and even salute them. Chen Feng knew he was doomed.

"My lord, my lord, I was blind and did not recognize your greatness!"

A true man can bend and stretch. Upon seeing this, Chen Feng immediately rushed to Chen Er's side and said, "My lord, it was all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. Please forgive me, General."

"Your name is Chen Feng, right?" Chen Er asked.

Chen Feng quickly replied, "Yes, yes, my name is Chen Feng."

"Your humble servant?" Chen Er feigned doubt and said, "You're an official? Are there any officials in my area like you who are officials in name only but bandits in reality?"

"You jest, sir. How could I possibly be a bandit?" Chen Feng said to Chen Er with a look of astonishment.

"Oh, really?" Chen Er pretended to be completely unaware of what was happening and said to Chen Feng, who was at a loss for what to do.

"Someone is coming!"

Seeing that Chen Feng was speechless, Chen Er immediately said to Zhao Yun, "Arrest these people in front of us immediately, as well as the Chen family members from Huai Shu Township. Also, have the Second Battalion Commander lead men to Meishan Town to surround the Chen family compound!"

"Yes, sir!" Zhao Yun received Chen Er's order and turned to leave. The instant Zhao Yun turned, the surrounding cavalry immediately took down their muskets and aimed them at the people in the courtyard. "Put down your weapons!"

"lay down your weapon!"

"Put down your weapons immediately!"