The rain was still falling, and there were already many puddles of different sizes on the ground.

Apart from the sound of rain, there was no other sound around.

The mansion is right in front, and the guards led by Liu Ning are ready for everything, waiting for Wu Zongrui's order.

Liu Ning, Luo Dianyong and others stood in front of Wu Zongrui. They did not take shelter from the rain and allowed the heavy rain to hit them from head to toe.

The two bandits waiting outside the mansion were killed by the guards led by Luo Dianyong. At this time, guarding the door of the mansion were two guards from the Xinyi Gang.

All the guards wear eye-catching white cloths on their arms to prevent attacks in the dark from accidentally injuring their own family members.

"Luo Dianyong, led ten guards to guard the back door of the mansion, trying to prevent a bandit from escaping as much as possible."

"Liu Ning, lead the rest of the guards and rush in from the front yard."

"You must remember to be clean and tidy, leaving no traces..."

Having said this, Wu Zongrui raised his head and looked at the sky.

Nothing could be seen in the pitch-black sky, but the rain had reduced a lot. The heavy rain that had lasted for a full hour finally showed signs of stopping.

Wu Zongrui and Liu Ning led fifty guards, and Luo Dianyong led twenty guards, totaling seventy people. Five of them returned to the ship with Qin Zhirui, leaving sixty-five.

"Take action..."

Wu Zongrui waved his hand, but Liu Ning made no move.

"Master, you must keep some guards around you..."

"Don't worry about me, I will follow you to fight in..."

"No, the young master is commanding outside the mansion and cannot go in. If the young master follows and fights in, many brothers will worry that they must protect the young master at all times and will not be able to kill the bandits with all their strength."

Wu Zongrui looked at Liu Ning and Luo Dianyong and sighed.

"Okay, I will leave five guard brothers beside me, and the rest will all go in. Fifty people will fight against fifty people. It will be difficult to win completely, but I believe in you."

Liu Ning was about to speak, but Wu Zongrui had already waved his hand.

"No need to say more, take action immediately."

The door of the mansion has been opened, and a omen stone blocks the view.

There was no light inside the mansion. Most of the bandits must have taken a rest due to such bad weather.

This is the time when the bandits are most relaxed.

Wu Zongrui had long understood that fighting not only requires the bravery of soldiers, but also requires commanders to seize the best opportunity. By combining the two, they can achieve the greatest victory.

Liu Ning raised the Yan Fei Dao in his hand and rushed towards the gate of the mansion first. He did not ride a horse, nor did the fifty guards who followed the attack. The space inside the mansion was too small, and the horse could not be used.

...

Screams could be heard instantly, and faint fire could be seen inside the mansion.

Wu Zongrui was riding on horseback, looking coldly at the mansion in front of him, like a statue. The five guards following him looked around nervously. If anyone tried to attack Wu Zongrui, they would risk their lives to defend it.

Fighting in the dark night, the Xinyi Gang guards who have overcome night blindness have a huge advantage.

There was no sound of the swords clashing, only the sound of screams.

This shows that the bandits in the mansion have no chance to resist, and they probably just want to escape.

...

A quarter of an hour passed.

Liu Ning, with blood stains on his body, trotted up to Wu Zongrui.

"Master, my brothers killed forty-two bandits without any casualties."

"I know, how's the situation in the backyard?"

"The door to the backyard was open, and my subordinates saw several corpses on the ground. Luo Dianyong said that he would continue to guard for a while to see if any bandits who had escaped escaped from the backyard. The brothers had already begun to clean up the mansion."

Wu Zongrui nodded.

"Yes, let's go to the mansion and have a look."

"No, brothers are still looking for hidden bandits, young master cannot take risks."

"Nonsense, the battle is over. There is nothing to be afraid of. I want to see if there are any particularly smart bandits who can hide in the mansion without leaving any trace."

Entering the front yard, a strong smell of blood came.

Wu Zongrui walked into the front room without changing his expression.

The inside of the wing also smelled of blood. The tables and stools had fallen to the ground and looked messy. It was obvious that the guards had carefully searched the room.

Liu Ning followed Wu Zongrui, watching everything in the room vigilantly. If there was any movement, he would pounce on it without hesitation.

Opening up the bed board, there was a small wooden box hidden under the bed. This should be the private money hidden by the bandits stationed here.

Without Wu Zongrui's order, the guards would not touch the money.

"Liu Ning, separate some brothers to search for money and food in the mansion, and gather them all in this wing."

...

The corpses of all the bandits were gathered in the main room in the front yard.

The corpses of the bandits looked clean. Most of the bandits' wounds were on the neck or chest, both of which were fatal.

From the corpses of the bandits, it can be seen that the guards were well-trained and completely different from before.

As the time approached midnight, the entire search in the mansion was completed.

All the money and food were gathered in the side room in the front yard. It was not a lot. The thousand taels of silver that Qin Zhirui had just offered was a large sum of money.

Soon, guards moved the money and food out of the mansion and placed them on the carriage.

Wu Zongrui has seen the front yard, the middle yard and the back yard.

A total of forty-seven bandits were killed, which was not much different from Luo Dianyong's estimate. The guards had searched the mansion three times, and there was no chance that any of them would have slipped through the net.

Sixty-five guards from the Xinyi Gang killed forty-seven bandits from the Xiazhen Gang without any casualties. Wu Zongrui would not have believed such a feat if he had not seen it with his own eyes.

All the dry firewood in the kitchen is gathered in the front lobby, as well as the wing room in the backyard.

When Wu Zongrui left the mansion and mounted his horse, the guards had already lit the firewood placed in the main room in the front yard and the wing in the back yard.

A fire completely destroyed the mansion and burned the corpses of the bandits. This was a long-established plan. In principle, no one should be left alive. This was also the initial plan for this operation.

Although it seems cruel to do so, it has to be done in order to keep it confidential. You must know that although the external environment is favorable to the Xinyi Gang guards, it is not a good thing if the Governor's Office of Water Transport knows about the powerful fighting power of the Xinyi Gang guards.

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The fire inside the mansion quickly began to spread, and gradually, the front yard, middle, courtyard and backyard were all engulfed in flames.

Wu Zongrui, who was riding on horseback, looked coldly at the burning mansion.

"Liu Ning, order all brothers to set off immediately to the bandit's lair."

Wu Zongrui took the lead and headed towards the bandit's lair. He was no longer worried about the bandits hiding in the mansion.

In the intense fire, no one can escape. They will either be burned to death or choked to death. Those who can escape the burning fire in the movie do not exist.

To put it bluntly, even if there are some escaped bandits, they would never dare to rush to their lair to report the news at this moment. It is lucky to survive such a sharp attack. It is best to be honest in the future.

Live.

At two o'clock in the hour.

Liao Wenru cupped his fists and spoke to Wu Zongrui.

"Brother, the bandits' lair has been completely surrounded by us. All eight bandits stationed at the entrance of the col were killed by us. Our subordinates sent ten guards to firmly guard the entrance of the col."

"Very good, is there any movement in the col?"

"No, it's been quiet all the time. The bandits stationed at the col should be handed over at Chou Shi. There will still be a while."

"Okay, it seems that we have chosen a good time. The weather is bad tonight and the bandits have relaxed their vigilance. We can attack with ease."

"Yes, brother, please give the order. Brothers are ready for everything."

Wu Zongrui nodded.

"Liao Wenru, you lead two hundred cavalry, rush in from the front of the mountain col, and kill the bandits. Liu Ning, you assist Liao Wenru."

"Luo Dianming, you lead four hundred infantry, follow the cavalry, rush in from the front of the mountain col, and kill the bandits. Luo Dianyong, Qin Dalong, you assist Luo Dianming."

"Luo Dianzhao, lead fifty cavalry and fifty infantry to guard the south exit of the mountain col. Don't let any bandits escape."

"You all remember, after the fighting begins, shout loudly and send soldiers to kill the bandits."

Just as Wu Zongrui finished speaking, Liao Wenru spoke.

"Brother, leave fifty guard brothers to follow you. Don't go into the mountain col."

Wu Zongrui waved his hand, he indeed had no intention of entering the mountain col.

"It is enough for me to leave ten guard brothers by my side. The rest will all join in the battle."

"Brother, ten people are too few..."
To be continued...