It was Lu Da and Yang Zhi who came in from the east gate with the village soldiers. After seeing the scene in front of him, the two of them were stunned. Why haven’t these guys escaped from Jiangzhou City yet?

As early as this morning, Sun Tu asked Yang Zhi to bring a message to Chao Gai and the others, asking them to leave the west of the city after rescuing Song Jiang, and asked them to set fire at the north gate earlier. This would give the rural soldiers stationed outside the city a sufficient excuse to delay for a while and enter the city from the east gate. The two sides would go in a completely different way, which would make them leave Jiangzhou more easily.

But who expected that when Lin Henian made arrangements under Cai Jiu's order, he chose to station the main force in the west of the city, which disrupted Chao Gai and the others' rhythm. So when Sun Tu led Cai Jiu to run east, he also led Chao Gai and the others over, thus forming the current slightly strange situation. Chao Gai and others failed to break through the siege and fell into the siege of the official army.

After being stunned for a moment, Yang Zhiye decisively ordered: "Kill them and take down all these thieves, but if you resist, you will be killed without any hesitation!" Since he has reached this point, he can no longer show any mercy.

Lin Henian, who arrived behind him, also issued similar orders at the same time. More than 600 officers and soldiers on both sides were pressing towards more than 20 Liangshan heroes in the middle like two high walls. Dozens of crossbowmen in front of them had already pulled their bows and glanced at them. As long as they resisted, they would greet them with arrows.

Sun Tu's face turned pale at this time. He didn't expect that his plan would fall into the empty space. What made him even more worried was Cai Jiu's safety, so he immediately shouted loudly: "Don't act rashly, don't hurt Taishou Cai!" Half of this was a reminder of the government army, and half of it was what Chao Gai and the others said.

Chao Gai and others, who had originally planned to fight to the death, suddenly felt a sudden change in their hearts, especially Hua Rong, who was still holding Cai Jiu in his hand, pushed him in front of him and others, and then held the knife in front of Cai Jiu, who was already scared and trembling and could not even speak, shouted loudly: "If you want your prefect to bury us, just shoot arrows and kill me. I will not be a hero when I frown you!"

It was not until this time that Lin Henian finally saw clearly that the hostage they were holding hostage in ordinary military uniforms was the prefect Cai Dezhang. This really scared him. He quickly told everyone not to step forward and put down the bow and arrow so that no one could really hurt the prefect with a trembling hand. He could not afford to bear the blame.

On the other side, Lu Da and Yang Zhi, who were about to lead people to charge, also stopped in time, but the formation was still set, completely blocking the way Chao Gai and others. At the same time, the two of them also turned their eyes to Sun Tu to see what he meant.

Sun Tu looked at Lin Henian and found that the other party was completely unwilling to take responsibility. He had an idea in his heart and immediately stepped forward: "Don't hurt the prefect, otherwise you will die without a place to bury!"

"Haha, we are just gangsters of the world, and our lives are worth a few dollars. Today we can bring the prefect of Jiangzhou. The young master of the current prefect Cai Jing is not a loss." Chao Gai had already understood quickly at this time and stared at Sun Tu without any permission: "Sun Tu, you have some skills to fight with many of us brothers to draw. If we hadn't had many people, we might not have been able to steal people from behind you! Now that your prefect is in our hands, we should be the one here. You can quickly let them open the road and leave us, and at the same time, you must not send people to chase him. In this way, we can ensure his safety. Otherwise, it would be a big deal!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Tang drew his sword and crossed Cai Jiu's neck. It seemed that as long as Sun Tu's side did not allow him, he would kill Cai Jiu. This naturally made Cai Jiu even more panicked, and he whispered in a trembling voice: "Sun... Group Practice, don't anger these thieves, I, I can't have any trouble." Because he was worried that the knife on his neck would hurt him, he was careful when he spoke.

"This..." Sun Tu's face suddenly showed a look of entanglement. He looked at Cai Jiuhou and then turned his eyes to Lin Henian's face: "Lin Dujian, look..."

How dare Lin Henian take on such a big deal? He quickly said, "We are obeying everything to the prefect..."

"Then why don't you give way quickly and let them go... let them leave the city?" Cai Jiu felt a chill in his vest and throat. The fear in his heart had reached its peak. He shouted anxiously: "This is the order of my official, and it must not be delayed."

"But..." Sun Tu showed his worries again: "The two thieves Song Jiang were rescued by them in full view of the public. And if they left like this, who can guarantee that they will keep their promises and let the prefect come back safely?"

"I, Chao Gai, have always kept my word. Since I promised you, I will never regret it. As long as you do not obstruct and chase you out, I will let him go after you are safe." Chao Gai immediately stated.

However, Sun Tu still disbelief: "No, I dare not take this risk. If you hurt the prefect after you leave, then we will be even more guilty. Why not take this? Let us take a step back and I am willing to follow you as hostages. You will let the prefect first." As soon as this said, it immediately won Cai Jiu's touch. I felt that Sun Tu was really loyal to him and was willing to take this big risk for him.

"Haha, do you think we are fools?" But Chao Gai's reaction disappointed him: "You Sun Tuan is good at practicing martial arts, but it is hard for us to control your brothers, and your status is far from comparable to that of this prefect Cai. Why should we change it with you?"

Sun Tu had nothing to say and could only snort hatefully. At this time, Chao Gai remembered another incident: "Also, I heard that our friend Yuan Wang Yuan's official position has been taken down by you. You will bring him here and let us take him away..."

"No, letting you rob Song Jiang and the others is our bottom line. The criminal Yuan Wang can never hand over to you again!" Sun Tu refused at the time.

This conversation came to Cai Jiu and others' ears, and completely confirmed the charge of Yuan Wang's collusion with the Liangshan bandits. This also made many people finally understand why they could succeed so easily. It turned out that they had already had an internal support in the city and had mastered all the arrangements of the government. Cai Jiu was even more angry and looked blue. If it weren't for being held hostage at this time, he would have cursed and thunder would be furious.

Chao Gai did not insist too much on this matter. He only pondered for a moment before saying, "Okay, then you should ask them to make way out. If you dare to delay any more, let's send him down and wait!" While speaking, Liu Tang had already cooperated very well and suddenly raised his knife, making a move to slash Cai Jiu's neck. He was so scared that he immediately screamed: "No, Sun Tu, let them give way quickly, I will take responsibility for all the responsibility!"

"Yes! Yang Zhiluda, let the brothers avoid the side and give up the road!" Sun Tu ordered with unwilling expression.

Lu Da and Yang Zhi did not dare to disobey the order. They immediately called the order and took the village soldiers to the side and gave up the road leading directly to the East City. Chao Gai and others immediately half-dragged Cai Jiu and walked carefully towards the east gate. Judging from their posture, as long as the official army had any abnormal movements at this time, they would first attack Cai Jiu.

However, without Sun Tu's order, the village soldiers would not move. As for the wing soldiers in the rear, they would not move forward. After all, their chief general had already regarded himself as a clay sculpture and wood sculpture.

Until they saw them retreating into the city gate and about to leave, Sun Tu took the several officials of the state yamen to hurry up and rushed to Chao Gai and others who were retreating by the Xunyang River, saying, "Since you have left the city, why don't you let the prefect go?"

"It's not the time yet, don't worry. When we feel safe, we will naturally put him back." Chao Gai said to him from afar, and then continued to take people to hurry back. At this time, several small boats had broken the water from the upstream. Before the boat could dock, these people had already carried two wounded men and Cai Jiu with water to meet him, and then responded by the small boat and quickly headed up the river again.

At this time, Sun Tu and the others had already rushed out. Seeing this scene, although their bows and arrows were still available, they did not dare to shoot them. In the end, they could only watch the boat go away, and they could not even see a shadow.

Lin Henian then drove out of the city. Seeing this, he fell and sighed: "Now the thief fled far away and even kidnapped the prefect. What should we do? Sun...Sun Tuanlian, if they go back on their word, we can't afford to take care of the prefect..."

"I think they wouldn't leave room for nothing, otherwise what awaits them will be the encirclement of the imperial army. Even if Liangshanpo is convenient for geographical advantages, it cannot withstand the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops. After all, he is the young master of Taishi Cai." Sun Tu was actually convinced that they would not really take Cai Jiu's life even in his opinion, but hesitated to say something.

After pausing, he said again: "It is urgent to chase you along the river as soon as possible, and you must take back the prefect as soon as possible."

Lin Henian then realized: "Yes. Let's do it. Everything in the city is watched by my official. If you take your men along the river, you must bring the prefect Ping An back."

Sun Tu knew that he was a little afraid of the bandits in Liangshan and his helpers, and was worried that Cai Jiuzhen would have something to do, so he took the task of appeaseing the people in the city that was even more difficult to deal with. However, this was exactly what Sun Tu wanted, so he refused and only brought dozens of people, and hurried north along the Xunyang River.

It took more than an hour to chase them all the way. Finally, before dark, they saw a figure tied with hands and feet on a deserted shore, with cloth strips tied to their eyes and mouths, and could only struggle and wriggle on the ground. When they walked up to them, they saw that this person was not Cai Jiu Cai Dezhang, the prefect of Jiangzhou!

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Chapter completed!