Chapter 33: You want to kill me? Come on!

Jinmao fed mosquitoes all night on the mountain.

The three He Wei brothers tried their best, but they went up the mountain in the wrong direction.

Jin Mao also identified this as Tang Mao's convoy with his own eyes, and at the same time, he did not blame Gong Lei.

I'm not a professional scout, so it's normal to make mistakes.

"I hope Gong Lei can slow down a bit."

Jin Mao was a little nervous on his way down the mountain. If the army and Jiao Jiao missed the peak, they would be doomed.

But all the arrangements have been made, and the outcome depends entirely on fate.

"If the heavens are against me, the worst that can happen is that I will surrender to Cao Cao."

Jin Mao believed that Cao Cao definitely had the aura of a protagonist. If he was really unlucky, maybe clinging to Cao Cao could help change his luck.

As for what to do when I meet Tang Mao later?
Jinmao has thought it through and it must put on a show of class. No matter whether the plan succeeds or not, it must leave a deep impression on people.

Mainly to impress the little beauty.

He had heard that Tang Mao wanted to send Tang Ji to the palace to be Liu Bian's princess.

Who is Liu Bian? He is the one who will be the emperor in the future.

By then, Tang Ji will be the queen, and there will be great benefits.

Just like Jin Mao did not expect to recruit Xun Yu, he did not think about having any future with Tang Ji at the beginning. It was purely improvisation.

Because everything should be prepared for the worst.

If he could marry Tang Ji, then would Xun Yu be far behind?

In case he fails, it would be nice to leave the future queen with an unforgettable first love.

Early morning, at the foot of the mountain.

Tang Mao was very angry. He waited for Jin Mao the whole night.

The results of it?
Forget about people, I didn’t even see any ghosts!

Tang Mao has already thought of eighteen opening remarks, each one hurtful. He will definitely vent his anger when the time comes!
It's time.

The person who had been waiting all night finally showed up. Tang Mao laughed loudly: "Boy, you're done!"

After saying the nineteenth opening line, Tang Mao was just about to save face when Jin Mao stole the spotlight.

"Sir, can we eat first?"

"Murderers are given a last meal before execution."

Tang Mao, who had been staying up late, felt lethargic and couldn't help but think that this made sense, and he was also hungry.

Jin Mao had planned this meal for a long time.

First, I wanted to understand what Tang Mao was thinking, and second, I wanted to get to know Xun Yu from the beautiful girl. No, mainly because I hadn't seen the beautiful girl for a long time and I wanted to spend some time with her.

But Tang Mao saw through his little thoughts and refused to let Tang Ji come out to see him.

Dinner is over.

The county officials came following the sound, and soon the room was filled with people.

As more and more people gathered, Tang Mao had no choice but to go to the back hall to change into official etiquette.

Jin Mao had only been the acting county magistrate for a few months, and he couldn't even recognize the county officials, let alone their official positions.

Suddenly, a county official who was less than seven feet tall jumped up and started to attack Jin Mao.

"Are you Jin Mao Jin Kairui, the person appointed by the prefect to serve as the acting magistrate of Wushang County?"

"I am, who are you?"

"Humph!" The visitor said arrogantly, "I am Jiao Tong, the postal inspector of the southern part of Kuaiji County."

"Oh, then what is your relationship with Jiao Jiao?"

"How dare you!" Jiao Tong said sternly, "How dare you address my father by his name!"

No wonder, Jin Mao nodded: "What's the matter?"

"I have collected solid evidence." Jiao Tong emphasized, "Your evil deeds are too numerous to list!"

"You condoned the Shanyue people to kill innocent people. This is the greatest evil and it is immoral!"

"You have no respect for your elders. You fail to show respect to your superiors. This is the second worst sin of disrespect!"

"Wushang County Magistrate Liu An accuses you of disobeying your elders. This is the third worst sin of being unfilial!"

"The people of Lizhou..."

Jiao Tong is really talented. He listed seven or eight major sins and defined Jin Mao as a disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unjust person.

This was considered an unforgivable crime in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was punishable by the same heavy crime as the Yi tribe. Surrounded by a circle of people who knew nothing about it, Jin Mao was absent-minded.

"Jin Mao, do you plead guilty?"

Jiao Tong finished listing the charges in one breath and pressed, “What else do you have to say?”

"I'm waiting for someone."

Jin Mao watched the crowd getting closer and closer, frowned, and shouted in Min Yue: "Where are the soldiers?"

In an instant, a group of dark-skinned, strong young men rushed in and surrounded Jin Mao.

"Put away your weapons!" After Jin Mao reprimanded Min Yue, he said in elegant language, "Everyone please keep your distance, otherwise don't blame my men for being blind with their blades."

"Jin Mao!" Jiao Tong shouted angrily, "Are you planning a rebellion?"

"Everyone, bear witness, he said this." Jin Mao spread his hands like a scoundrel and said, "I didn't say that."

"Someone come!" Jiao Tong couldn't bear it anymore and took action.

Twenty fully armed elite soldiers rushed in from the outside of the "Qiang Lang Lang" door, and the Minyue soldiers did not want to be outdone and raised their troops to confront them.

"Jin Mao, don't be stubborn and surrender, maybe you can get a lighter sentence."

If someone else said this kind of nonsense, Jin Mao would not believe a word of it, but if Jiao Tong said it, he would listen to it in the opposite way.

Seeing that the conflict was about to escalate further, a loud shout was given to order both sides to put down their weapons.

If Tang Mao didn't show up, the situation would really get out of control.

"Jiao Tong! Who gave you the right to judge the head of a county?"

Jiao Tong bowed to the governor and said, "The prefecture court has to make an emergency decision. Please forgive me."

"Jin Mao! As the head of a county, how can you resort to violence in vain?"

Facing Tang Mao's stern eyes, Jin Mao decided to give him face: "It's an emergency, please forgive me."

Tang Mao's eyes twitched. Did you see my dark circles, you little brat? Is this how you treat me?
"Jun Chao, Jin Mao's crimes are too numerous to list." Jiao Tong was not ready to let go of this opportunity: "Please make the decision!"

After saying this, he presented a roll of bamboo slips.

Tang Mao took the bamboo slips without opening them, as he already knew what was inside.

After learning some information from He Wei, Tang Mao also wanted to see if Jin Mao could save himself. After all, changing orders every day would hurt his reputation as a county governor.

The scene fell into silence and awkwardness for a while. Just when Jiao Tong gritted his teeth and was about to commit a crime, Jin Mao and others finally arrived.

...

The Battle of Hushan in Lizhou.

Although Pan Lin was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the elite level of Jiao family's private soldiers.

Even though they were ambushed and lost more than half of their troops, these private soldiers did not collapse. Instead, they became more courageous as the battle went on.

Even the 300 elite Min Yue soldiers led by Bai Shi did not give Pan Lin such a strong feeling.

Fortunately, the current Pan Lin is no longer the Pan Lin of the past.

When the two ships came into contact, Pan Lin jumped up with a mace in hand and smashed a sword and shield soldier with the mace.

"Crack" the hand bones and shield shattered at the same time, but the enemy was not afraid. Instead, he waved his other hand with red eyes and chopped with a knife.

Pan Lin turned around and pulled out the stick, then counterattacked with a relay move, not only knocking the strongest private soldier to vomit blood, but also knocking down seven or eight people behind him.

Immediately afterwards, Pan Lin's confidants boarded the boat one after another, and a fierce fight began.

Taking advantage of the situation, Pan Lin wiped out 4 enemies, but also lost of his trusted men.

Not a single private soldier escaped, they all fought to the death!
On the other hand, the Min Yue led by Bai Shi were no longer the newbies when they fought against Pan Lin.

Even so, at the end of the encounter, the casualty ratio was as high as 1:2.

In the end, he let the remaining soldiers lead Jiao Jiao out of the siege, and only killed Jiao Heng and more than three hundred private soldiers of the Jiao family.

Our side suffered heavy losses and Bai Shi was seriously injured.

Among Pan Lin's close confidants, only one was seriously injured and two were slightly injured and still alive. He himself was wounded in five places, but they were all superficial.

The 200 elite Min Yue troops rushed to the front and suffered more than half casualties, while the Yao people took advantage of the situation from behind and also suffered 100 casualties.

The death toll alone exceeds a hundred.

After this battle, Jinmao’s army was badly hurt and needed to recuperate for a few months.

When Gong Lei arrived at the battlefield, the battle was over.

Just one look at the battlefield showed how tragic it was, with hundreds of corpses floating under the rope nets.

(End of this chapter)