Chapter 68: The Eve of the Incident
Starting from early morning of the next day, the back door of Tianbao Silver Bank welcomed several groups of visitors in plain clothes.

Di Chun and Qianniu Guards hid in the dark, observing everything quietly.

Inside the bank, Yu Feng, Ma Wu and the rebel leaders who had arrived earlier were waiting anxiously.

Suddenly, the bank's clerk rushed in and breathlessly reported, "Boss, General Yu, the brothers from the Flying Tigers are here too."

Yu Feng ordered: "Please invite them in quickly."

Footsteps were heard and several men in plain clothes walked in quickly.

Several people bowed to Yu Feng and said, "General, the Flying Tigers are now in place at Xiguan, waiting for your orders."

Yu Feng slammed the table hard and said happily, "Great! All the troops, along with their weapons and equipment, are already in place. Bring the map, and I'll assign the tasks right away!"

Ma Wu immediately took out a detailed map of Youzhou City and hung it on the wall.

Yu Feng pointed at the map and began to assign the final tasks without further ado: "At midnight tomorrow night, we will split into three groups. The first group is the Fei Biao Team, responsible for seizing the north gate of Youzhou City. After successfully seizing the gate, the signal cannon will be fired as a signal."

"The rest of the teams must obey the cannon fire, and the second route must also pass through the north gate, so there must be no problems along the way, do you understand?"

Several people from the Feibiao Team below clasped their fists and said, "Please rest assured, General. Everything will be safe. We will prepare immediately." Then they walked out.

Yu Feng nodded and continued, "Second route, Xiguan Flying Tigers, you must sneak into Youzhou Prison tomorrow night and rescue guerrilla general Zhang Yong, Hu Jinbao, Fang Hongliang and others."

"Then we will go through the north gate and cooperate with the insiders in the Youzhou camp to eliminate the Qianniu Guards in the camp and control the troops in the camp. If the plan doesn't go well, at least we have to create chaos in the camp and delay the government troops. Is that a problem?"

"No problem!" the Flying Tigers responded, then turned and left.

At this point, Yu Feng became excited and said with his hands behind his back: "The third Flying Leopard Team will be led by me personally and will ambush around the Governor's Mansion. When the signal cannon at the north gate sounds, we will immediately charge into the mansion, eliminate the Qianniu Guards and the Imperial Envoy Guards, and kill Di Renjie."

"The rest of the teams will also listen to the signal cannon at the north gate. When the signal cannon sounds, they will immediately occupy the governor's office, the armory and the granary, and set fire to the entire city to create chaos. Do you all understand?"

The rest of the people answered in unison: "Understood!" and then left.

Yu Feng waited for everyone to leave the room, then turned to look at Ma Wu and said, "There is one more thing, Boss Ma. You have always been in charge of contacting officials in Youzhou. Please go to the Youzhou camp in person and inform the traitors in the government army of our plan."

"Tell them that if the first group of flying squadrons fails to arrive for some reason, they should set fire to the camp. This will surely blow up the camp, and the government troops will be unable to rush to the city to provide assistance."

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Ma Wu clasped his fists in agreement, then walked out the door.

Yu Feng had a smug smile on his face, and he said to himself, "This is foolproof. Tomorrow night will be the day for us to complete the mission!"
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However, Ma Wu went out of the bank through the back door. He was very alert, looking back from time to time, and walking and stopping.

It took him half a day to finally reach the Youzhou camp.

All I heard was Ma Wu screaming a few times, giving a signal, and then turning around and going to a house.

Soon, two men dressed as officers heard the signal, climbed out from the wall beside the camp, and met Ma Wu with ease.

The three of them went to a secluded corner nearby, and it was unknown what they were talking about in secret.

After a while, the three of them finished their secret conversation, said goodbye to each other, and Ma Wu returned the same way.

All of this was seen by Zhao Ji and Qiao Tai.

Qiao Tai pointed at Ma Wu who was walking away and asked, "How about it, General Zhao? Let's go ahead and arrest these three people?"

"No, we can't arrest them all. If the rebels don't see the messenger back, they will definitely realize something is wrong, and that would alert the enemy." Zhao Ji shook his head and refused.

"Then let him go and arrest the two officers?" Qiao Tai asked again.

"Don't worry, I have memorized the appearance of the two officers. Once the messenger goes away, we will immediately enter the camp and arrest him!" Zhao Ji said.

Qiao Tai nodded: "Okay."

When Ma Wu's figure gradually went away, Zhao Ji and Qiao Tai immediately ordered the Qianniu Guards to open the camp gate.

Upon hearing that Zhao Ji and Qiao Tai were coming with the Qianniu Guard, the Qianniu Guard officer in charge of the camp immediately led his troops to greet them. "I didn't know that General Zhao and the Chief Secretary had arrived. I'm sorry for not welcoming them."

Zhao didn't waste any time in greeting. His eyes were as sharp as a torch, and he quickly locked onto the two officers who were having a secret meeting with Ma Wu.

Judging from their attire, they were two brigade commanders, each in charge of hundreds of people.

Zhao Ji walked forward and called out, "You, and you, come out."

The two brigade commanders looked at each other, suddenly panicked and at a loss.

Zhao Ji's Qianniu Guards did not hesitate and quickly stepped forward to subdue the two men.

The two brigade commanders struggled and cried out: "What crime have we committed? Why are you arresting us?"

"What crime have you committed? Who did you have a secret meeting with just now after leaving the camp?" Zhao Ji asked.

The two officers' eyes widened and they immediately realized that something bad had happened.

Zhao Ji said with a fierce look on his face: "I advise you to tell the truth and don't waste my time. If you keep your mouth shut now, you will confess under torture later."

One of them looked frightened and remained silent.

Another person even retorted with indignation: "Is it a crime to leave the camp to see friends?"

"Haha, you don't know what's good for you." Zhao Ji sneered and gave a wink to his Qianniu Guards.

Qianniu Wei understood what he meant and drew his knife. With a flash of cold light, a scream like a pig being slaughtered resounded throughout the military camp.

"what--"

The officer with a fierce look had one of his ears cut off, and immediately blood gushed out and he wailed incessantly.

Qiao Tai took a deep breath and his eyes twitched slightly.

Zhao Ji looked normal. He walked slowly to the other person's ear and smiled strangely, "Don't worry, it's your turn soon."

The officer was so frightened when he saw his companion's miserable state that he trembled all over: "Ah, General, spare my life, General, spare my life, I confess, I confess."

After a while, Zhao Ji got a list and handed it to Qiao Tai: "Brother Qiao, you can immediately reorganize the camp according to this list. I will go back to the Governor's Mansion and report the news to the adults."

Qiao Tai took the list and said seriously, "Okay, I will immediately cooperate with Qianniuwei to take action!"
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Late at night, Zhao Ji escorted the confessed officer back to the Governor's Mansion.

"Sir, there is a result from the camp."

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie hurried over and asked, "Oh? What did you get?"

Zhao Ji replied: "Two officers left the camp to meet with the rebel messenger. I let the messenger go and captured the two thieves. Now I have tortured them to get the list of the traitors in the army and the time when the rebels started the uprising."

"Changshi Qiao is currently in the army cleaning up the camp. I will hurry back to report the news to you, my Lord."

Di Renjie said seriously, "Oh? When are they going to take action?"

Zhao Ji said: "It will be at midnight tomorrow night!"

"What about their specific action plan and troop deployment?" Di Renjie asked again.

Zhao Ji shook his head: "They don't know the specific plan and troop deployment. They only know that their mission is to cooperate with the Xiguan rebels to capture the camp."

Di Renjie was slightly disappointed, but not discouraged: "Xiguan... I remember Qiao Tai said that Tianbao Silver Bank once occupied a warehouse in Xiguan. It seems that this is where they stationed their troops."

"Should we take action in advance and lead our men to defeat the rebels in Xiguan?" Zhao Ji asked.

　Thanks to Sifang, Uncle95, and Taixuan Jianxian for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)