Just as Yan Xiaoliu and the others had speculated, Chen Hai was relatively lucky. The official road was cut off by the rebels only after his carriage reached Shibalipu.
Unfortunately, Shibalipu is now under complete martial law, and it seems that Chen Hai can't go anywhere until he has dealt with those rebels.
"You! Stop. Tell me what's your last name, where you're from, where you're going, how many people are in your family, and how many acres of land per person? Tell me!" Xing Yusen would start asking questions to anyone he caught, and would not let them go unless they told him the answer.
Several of his detectives were just like him, questioning the person who had just come in.
As soon as the person caught by Xing Yusen finished answering, Xing Yusen's attention was attracted by Chen Hai's special hairstyle. After this month, Chen Hai's hair just reached his ears, which was very conspicuous in this era when everyone had long hair.
"You, what's your last name, where are you from and where are you going..."
"My surname is Chen, my given name is Hai. I came from Qixia Town and went to Guangyang Prefecture. I am the only one in my family and I don't have any land." Chen Hai answered quickly with a sincere attitude and was extremely cooperative.
"Are you from Qixia Town? Show me your pass." Xing Yusen held the knife in his hand and looked at Chen Hai vigilantly.
The pass he mentioned can be compared to the identity card of the Yanhuang people. Without it, it is impossible to take a single step. In the past, Bai Zhantang ran around everywhere just to escape the inspection of the pass.
"Here, here." Chen Hai took out a pass from his package and handed it to Xing Yusen. "You should be Captain Xing Yusen. Manager Tong asked me to say hello to you."
"Don't try to get close to me." Xing Yusen carefully checked the pass, then suddenly raised his head and looked Chen Hai up and down, "Oh, I remember, Xiaoliu told me."
"That's right, we are all family." Chen Hai took the tour guide with a smile. As a former civil servant, Chen Hai knew that it would never be wrong to cooperate with official personnel during special periods.
"Don't be impatient. Let me ask you, what is the name of the chef who cooks at Tongfu Inn?" Xing Yusen was still very vigilant.
"Li Dazui, Li Xiulian, the only son in Lijiagou for nine generations, still single."
"You've passed. Don't make trouble here. If you do, don't blame me for being ruthless." Xing Yusen waved his hand, indicating that Chen Hai could leave.
"Hey, Old Xing, I want to ask you something. When do you think the martial law can be lifted? I want to go to Guangyang Prefecture. I have something urgent." Chen Hai said immediately.
"Guangyang Prefecture? You'd better find an inn as soon as possible, otherwise you won't be able to find a place to stay. Now the entire Shibalipu is a place where people can only enter but not leave. This situation will probably continue for a while." Xing Yusen replied while glancing at other people on the street.
"That's not possible. Is there no army nearby that can deal with those guys? I heard there are only about a hundred people, right?"
"There is an army, but, oh, this is a military secret, don't ask too many questions." Xing Yusen glared at Chen Hai and said.
Chen Hai smiled awkwardly. Just as the two of them were talking, a noisy sound came from the intersection. The two of them looked at each other tacitly, and then ran over there.
"Who! Who is causing trouble here!" Xing Yusen drew out his knife, pushed the crowd aside and rushed forward.
As a captain of police, Xing Yusen is very dedicated and brave.
"They are from the Weiwu Escort Agency. It's so tragic. Dozens of people went out but only a few came back..."
There were whispers from the crowd nearby.
After passing through the crowd of onlookers, Chen Hai saw several people covered in blood and missing limbs.
"What's going on? What's going on? The rebels are coming?!" Xing Yusen became very nervous.
"Captain Xing, those guys don't follow the rules. We have kept the goods, but the people were still killed!" Captain Wang cried to Xing Yusen with the help of others.
"How many people are there? What happened? Tell me quickly." Xing Yusen was very anxious with sweat on his forehead.
"I didn't count them exactly, probably around 100 or 200 people. Their fighting methods were precise and we suffered heavy casualties right from the start of the battle. I could only have achieved this thanks to those brave escorts. Captain Xing, go and report to the captain quickly." Escort Captain Wang said with his weak body.
"Make way, make way, the captain has arrived, everyone disperse, everyone disperse."
Just as Chen Hai was thinking about what this precise tactic meant, a group of soldiers separated the crowd, and several medical officers followed behind the soldiers.
After bandaging the seriously injured escorts, the county lieutenant, led by Xing Yusen, came to Escort Wang and asked more detailed questions.
"Did you see how large the range of the combat method is when it is released?"
"I'm not very clear, but it shouldn't be too big. The outermost circle should not be covered by anyone, otherwise I wouldn't be able to escape."
"Have you seen the staffing clearly? How many archers are there?"
"I didn't observe carefully, but judging from the density of arrows fired at us, there should be no more than twenty archers."
"So how is their formation, tight or scattered?"
"It's quite tight. Even when they were receiving our darts, the soldiers in the innermost circle didn't move."
"The formation is tight, with more than a hundred people, yet there are still gaps in coverage. Could it be that he is a new general?" The county lieutenant muttered with a frown. The coverage did not even reach the passing point of elementary tactics.
"Sir, please, many of our brothers are in their hands, please save them." Escort Wang fell to his knees on the ground.
"Don't worry. As one of the county lieutenants, I will never allow these rebels to act recklessly here. You should have a good rest." The lieutenant said, and with a wave of his hand, several soldiers helped the bodyguards present away.
"Sir, what should we do next?" Xing Yusen asked in a low voice. This county lieutenant was his immediate superior.
That is to say, Shibalipu is located on a major transportation route, otherwise it would be impossible to place a county lieutenant here. In the entire county, including places like Qixia Town, there are only two county lieutenants and about three hundred soldiers stationed there.
"What should we do? Continue the martial law and wait for news from above. Remember to raise the martial law level by one level. People coming from Cuiwei Mountain and Qixia Town will still be quarantined if they do not have a local guarantor!" the county lieutenant ordered.
He had no intention of attacking, even if the opponent was just a half-hearted general, but it depends on the comparison. In this comparison, he was even weaker. He didn't know any tactics, and he didn't have many people, only fifty or sixty. How could he fight
As soon as the county lieutenant gave the order, all the data that had just been checked was invalidated, and all the people who were watching the excitement nearby had to be checked again, including Chen Hai. Fortunately, Xing Yusen guaranteed Chen Hai for Tong Xiangyu's sake, otherwise he would have been taken aside like everyone else and interrogated individually.