As soon as Tang Ru'an appeared, Qi Dayou, who had been suppressed till now, almost burst into tears. Jin Dong clearly wanted to drag him into the water. Now that this matter was done, he would be forced to take sides. Otherwise, he would be the only innocent soul to die here.
He had been an official for so many years, and it was not that he had not been schemed against before. After all, intrigue and deception were common in the officialdom, but he had never felt so aggrieved. He was clearly a colleague, but what did Jin Dong think of him? This was too much.
Now that he had seen Tang Ru'an, he was overjoyed and shouted, "Commander Tang!"
Tang Ru'an was about the same age as Tang Yuan. The two uncles and nephews were about the same age, but Tang Ru'an looked much older than Tang Yuan. At this moment, his face was full of murderous intent. He looked at Jin Dong's face, raised his eyebrows solemnly, and his eyes were filled with cold murderous intent: "Master Jin, what are you doing?"
Jin Dong's expression could no longer be described with just the word "ugly". The hand holding the reins was shaking uncontrollably. The situation that was originally certain to be won was suddenly reversed. His hand shook for several times before he could pick it up. In a flash, his mood quickly changed from nervousness and fear to the courage to fight to the bitter end.
At this point, how can I care about anything else
We have to fight to the death, because retreating also means death.
He turned his head to look at Su Rong, swallowed his saliva, ignored Tang Ru'an, and shouted loudly to the soldiers of Chengde Garrison: "Don't worry about them, brothers, we are here to suppress the bandits! As long as we successfully capture the bandits today, I will ask for credit for you!"
At this time, they were still resisting so stubbornly. Tang Ru'an sneered and shouted loudly: "Who dares? You are just a prefect. What right do you have to mobilize the troops of the garrison? You are behaving like this now. It is obvious that you deserve death! Jin Dong neglected his duties and mobilized the troops privately. It is already a serious crime. Do you still want to be in cahoots with him?!"
Tang Yuan came out at the right time, pointed at Su Rong and looked coldly at the hesitant soldiers, and said in a thunderous voice: "Everyone, please see clearly, this is the commander of Chengde Guard appointed by the imperial court! It's the real thing! He is here now, do you still want to listen to his words and embark on a road of no return?!"
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden movement from Su Rong's side - a soldier not far from Su Rong suddenly launched a surprise attack, stabbing at Su Rong with the spear in his hand. Su Rong grabbed the handle of his spear with one hand and hit him hard on the wrist. The spear fell to the ground immediately, and Su Rong took the opportunity to hit the man's neck with his elbow, knocking him face down on the ground. He fainted all of a sudden, and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
Su Rong's move shocked many people. Jin Dong's confidants couldn't help but take a few steps back, looking at him in fear.
Even Tang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
After taking a look at Chen Dong, Su Rong flew up with Chen Dong at the same time. After a few jumps, they stood on the trunk of a nearby camphor tree. With the help of a torch, Su Rong's face was stern and unoffendable. He said in a deep voice: "Jin Dong framed loyal officials, colluded with others to steal military pay, massacred more than a dozen soldiers including Liu Rong, and framed Commander Tang. He led me up the mountain and ambushed me halfway. His behavior is no different from treason. Anyone who goes along with him will be punished even more severely! And those who abandon darkness and join the light are innocent. Think carefully!"
In fact, it is needless to say that also present here are Tang Ru'an, the previous commander of the garrison, and Tang Yuan, the son-in-law of the emperor.
In addition, Su Rong was standing here intact, and Chen Dong, who was sent by the court to investigate the case, was also there. Anyone with a brain would know what to choose. Qi Dayou took advantage of everyone giving up their seats and rode his horse towards Tang Ru'an.
The situation was hopeless, and Jin Dong had no time to think. He quickly turned his horse around under the cover of several personal soldiers.
Su Rong was quick-witted and quick-handed. He reached out and snatched the bow of an archer, quickly drew the bow and put the arrow on it, and shot it quickly towards Jin Dong's direction. Then, an extremely shrill scream was heard.
Tang Ru'an looked at Su Rong in front of him with complicated eyes. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Su Rong was good at martial arts and riding and shooting. He was excellent. No wonder the Earl of Yongding loved his son so much. The young Su Rong was called a genius. It turned out that he really had this ability. Otherwise, if he were an ordinary person, after so many years of wasting time, even if he could stand up again, he would never have such skills.
When Su Rong was first sent to replace him, he was very dissatisfied, thinking that a young man who had been disabled for many years could get this position simply because Emperor Yuanfeng wanted to compensate him.
So when the military pay was first robbed, he listened to Jin Dong's advice, concealed the truth, and confronted Su Rong. He refused to let Su Rong check the accounts, and refused to hand over the accounts to him. He just wanted to delay time and wait for Tang Yuan to come.
It almost made a big mistake.
Thinking of this, he smiled gently at Su Rong: "Master, you have great skills!"
This was recognition and acceptance. Su Rong was neither arrogant nor impatient. He bowed to him and said, "Thank you, Commander Tang, for believing in me and going to Baoding Garrison for help. Otherwise, even if we knew the truth today, it would be useless."
Tang Ru'an shook his head sincerely this time: "You are too kind. I didn't help you. It was clearly the magistrate's generosity that gave me a chance to correct my mistakes. Otherwise, my reputation would have been ruined in an instant."
The two exchanged a few pleasantries before Su Rong calmly ordered the officers and soldiers of Chengde Garrison to hunt down the bandits of Tuyun Village. Those who surrendered would not be killed, but those who resisted would be killed without mercy. For a while, the whole mountain was filled with the sound of fighting.
Among them, Su Rong led the way and was particularly brave. He killed sixteen bandits alone, including the third in command of Tuyun Village. For a moment, those officers and soldiers who still had doubts were convinced.
Tang Ru'an was naturally responsible for taking care of Jin Dong, who had a back injury. He looked coldly at the miserable Jin Dong on horseback and said, "Master Jin, you have been working so hard for so long."
Jin Dong was injured in the back and was in so much pain that he was somewhat unconscious. Seeing that he could not speak, Tang Ru'an ignored him and turned to look at Tang Yuan who was concentrating on watching the battle. He sighed and said, "Young people are really formidable."
Tang Yuan hummed, and was not stingy with praise: "Yes, look at his skills, he doesn't look like someone who has been disabled for many years, Doctor Shen's medical skills are superb."
Thanks to the help of the two garrisons, all the bandits who came down the mountain from Tuyun Village were almost completely wiped out, some dead and some injured. The bandit problem that had plagued the local people for many years was wiped out by 60% to 70% today, and the only ones left were those guarding the village.