"My wife is your aunt, don't you remember, Zhou Qiniang." Qiao Shang reminded.

Hearing the name Zhou Qiniang, Zhou Mo did have an impression, so he had to recall these old things from the depths of his memory.

His grandfather Zhou Shu had many wives and concubines throughout his life, and many children. In addition to those who died young, there were more than a dozen who lived to adulthood. It was vaguely known that there was indeed such an aunt, ranked seventh, so she was called Qiniang.<

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Zhou Mo thought for a moment, judging from the appearance of Magistrate Qiao, it didn't look like he was lying, but he had to see his aunt in person first before making any arguments, so he said, "Since you said you are my uncle, then where is my aunt?"

"This..." Qiao Shang hesitated, unable to explain.

"What? You don't even know where your wife is?"

"I know, I know, it's just..." Qiao Shang still looked confused and hesitated to speak.

Zhou Mo saw Qiao Shang's ulterior motive and said angrily: "Old Mu, since he refuses to tell me, beat him until he speaks."

"Don't fight, don't fight. I said, I said." Seeing Lao Mu's fierce look, Qiao Shang was so frightened that he finally said, "Your aunt and your two cousins ​​should still be in the county government office.

.I left in a hurry and forgot to take them with me."

The county town encountered bandits, and the county magistrate abandoned the city and fled. He didn't even bother to take his wife and children with him, so he just left them to the bandit Huo Huo?

No wonder he hesitated and did not dare to speak clearly.

The officialdom of the Shu Han Dynasty is really corrupt. Who did you learn this from?

Zhou Mo suppressed the anger in his heart and exhaled heavily. The situation was critical now, but he had no time to fight with Qiao Shang. He had to rush to the county government to rescue people as soon as possible.

Zhou Mo asked: "How many bandits are there?"

Qiao Shang said: "There are so many thieves that it's hard to count them."

"How many soldiers are there in your county? How many soldiers can you resist?"

"There are more than a hundred soldiers in the county."

Zhou Mo said: "In that case, the number of bandits is estimated to be at least a hundred."

He looked back at his side and saw that he only had more than thirty people with him, including many female dependents. Counting himself, there were only twenty people who could fight.

Seeing Zhou Mo's hesitation, Lao Mu said: "General, you and your wife will stay here for now. I will take a few quick hands and feet to the county government office to find out what's going on."

Zhou Mo stopped Lao Mu and said, "There are many enemies, so there is no need to take this risk."

He walked to Langxing and asked Langxing to take out all the gold and silver belongings he was carrying. He said: "Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man. Old Mu asked the sergeants to shout loudly to call on those who fled along the way.

Adult male common people, go back with us to drive away the bandits and defend your hometown. Those who dare to go will be rewarded with five thousand yuan each. When the bandits are driven away, each person will be rewarded with another five thousand yuan."

Lao Mu said: "Ordinary common people, without combat training, will collapse at the first touch. No matter how many they are, they cannot form a fighting force."

Zhou Mo said: "I just need them to be able to show off their power and bluff. They are just bandits. They come here for money. If they don't get any benefits, they will never fight with us."

Lao Mu nodded in agreement, and quickly sent people around to stop people and recruit them to join the group.

A total of 10,000 yuan is the most that Zhou Mo can get at this time. Even if it is only 100 yuan, it is definitely a large amount of money for ordinary people. But for this money, he has to go

Risking their lives, most people are still hesitant.

Zhou Mo had an idea and immediately changed his strategy. The first twenty people to join will have their rewards doubled!

Sure enough, as soon as the news came out, those who were hesitant immediately made up their minds.

As more and more people join, the crowd grows bigger and bigger. At first glance, the momentum is quite alarming, but those who are still on the run are alone and seem a little insecure.

As a result, many other people who were originally unwilling also joined one after another.

However, the more time is wasted, the more dangerous Aunt Zhou Mo and others in the county government may be. The bandits’ favorite is Lady Huo Huo.

So after gathering about one or two hundred people, Zhou Mo gave the order to all set off and quickly go to the county government office!

Everyone soon entered the county town, and saw fires everywhere, and the sound of crying and barking could be heard faintly from everywhere, which was disturbing.

Many people in the county who joined the team became very anxious when they saw the fire starting in the direction of their homes. They wanted to leave the team and go home to see what happened.

When Zhou Mo saw it, he hurriedly said loudly: "It's safest if we all stick together. If you encounter bandits alone, your life will be at risk!" So these people gave up in anger.

The crowd turned an intersection and suddenly encountered two men on horseback and armed with knives. One had a young woman tied to his horse's butt, and the other's horse was carrying many packages, large and small, which were probably all stolen property.

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These two bandits were enjoying their robberies, but even if they saw a few people, they would run for their lives in fear. Suddenly seeing such a large group of people approaching, they were frightened and froze in place.

Lao Mu shouted loudly, rushed forward, and slashed the horse's hind leg with a knife. The horse was frightened by the pain, and accelerated violently, throwing the bandit and the woman off the horse, and limped away.

When another bandit saw this, he hurriedly rode his horse to run away. The people were inspired by Lao Mu, picked up the pitchforks, wooden sticks, and stones in their hands, and threw them at the bandit. The horse was snatched, and suddenly

Frightened, he was no longer under the control of the bandits. He stuck his butt out and knocked him off his horse.

The people shouted and rushed forward, using their fists and kicks, and using sticks, they beat the bandit to death.

Although the tied young woman suffered a lot of fright and suffered some bruises, she was basically unharmed. People came forward to loosen her bonds, and someone recognized her as their sister, so the two brothers

, it is inevitable to hug each other and cry.

Lao Mu put the knife on the neck of another bandit and asked: "Where is your large army?"

The bandit said: "It should be at the county government office."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Mu slashed his throat with a knife.

The county government office was not far away. Everyone speeded up and soon arrived on the street outside the county government office.

Zhou Mo looked from a distance and saw about forty or fifty bandits surrounding the gate of the county government office, holding torches and weapons, stepping forward and bending down as a warning, but no one dared to step forward and rush into the county government office.<

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"Strange, what are these people afraid of? Are there people guarding the county government office?" Zhou Mo was confused, so he asked the county magistrate Qiao Shang: "Apart from my aunt and cousin, who else is there in the county government office? There are many soldiers.

?"

Qiao Shang said: "There are not many soldiers left. I ordered the county magistrate and the county lieutenant to lead the troops out of the city to suppress the thieves, but the soldiers were quickly dispersed. When I left, in addition to family members, there were only a few left in the county government office.

The servant lady and a few Cao officials are gone."

Zhou Mo secretly said: "That would be even weirder."

The large troops are getting closer and closer to the county government gate.

The people had just killed two bandits and rescued one person, and they were full of courage. When they saw the group of bandits, they did not show too much fear. They just stayed close to each other and approached step by step.

When these bandits saw a large group of common people rushing over with pitchforks and clubs, they hurriedly gathered into a group and retreated slowly. After retreating a few hundred steps away, the leading bandit whistled, and the bandits turned around and ran away.

The birds and beasts are scattered.

The common people drove back the bandits and won the victory. They couldn't believe that they were so brave and accomplished such a big thing, so they cheered loudly and jumped for joy.

Zhou Mo quickly arrived at the gate of the county government office and saw the corpses of several bandits lying strewn across the gate. Blood was spilled all over the floor and walls, emitting a strong smell of blood.

Looking up, I saw a tall and thin man with a bare upper body and almost soaked in blood. He held a spear in his left hand and an iron sword in his right hand. His eyes were like lightning, and he stood proudly in the center of the county government gate.
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Chapter completed!