Chapter 1718 Our Own Manpower

Meng Yunzheng then began to explain the plan, "According to our analysis, Chenggu County has about six hundred troops. With our current numbers, that's still too few, so we need to ask for your help, Master Yang."

"you say."

Meng Yunzheng said, “I know that each of you has servants and guards in your households. Gather all the capable ones among them. This will be our main force against them. We have twenty-eight households, so our manpower is still limited. But we have weapons, and we are currently in the dark while they are in the light. The situation is in our favor.”

“It’s not just twenty-eight households,” He Er said. “Several young masters and ladies from other families were also captured before, but they were killed by people from the black market. Those families were all well-off, otherwise they wouldn’t have dared to offend Magistrate Cheng. As long as we tell them the truth, they will definitely avenge their families.”

Young Master He nodded and said, "Yes, and our relatives too. My maternal grandparents' family runs a martial arts school. Although I don't know if they suffered any misfortune that night, they are all exceptionally skilled and very loyal and righteous. They will definitely help us."

Master Yang thought for a moment and asked Meng Yunzheng, "When Young Master Meng mentioned the six hundred soldiers in Chenggu County, did he include the men under the three inspectors?"

The latter nodded, and then Master Yang said, "Then it shouldn't be six hundred."

"What do you mean by that?"

"One of the three inspectors is my brother-in-law. I know his character well; he wouldn't do something so treasonous. That day, when the rebels broke into my house, my brother-in-law happened to come over for drinks and mentioned that the atmosphere in the county town had been a bit strange lately. As an inspector, he was probably more sensitive to certain oddities, but I didn't think much of it at the time. Now that I know Magistrate Cheng isn't a good person, it makes sense that what he said matched up. When the rebels broke in, my brother-in-law was slashed on the arm while trying to save me. I think if he were still alive and in charge of his hundred-plus men, he would definitely be on our side."

Shu Yu asked him, "What's your brother-in-law's name? What area does he manage?"

"His name is Yin Qiu, and he's from the area north of Guancheng."

North of the city...

The mansion that leads to the secret passage is located in the south of the city, completely in the opposite direction from the north. So even if the people from Yinqiu are patrolling nearby, they probably won't find this mansion if they want to find their brother-in-law, Master Yang.

Meng Yunzheng and Shu Yu exchanged a glance; they, too, hoped that Yin Qiu was still alive.

"If that's the case, we'll have more manpower."

He Er nodded repeatedly, "So the situation is still very favorable for us, right?"

"Yes, the situation with Inspector Yin is unclear, so we'll have to wait and see. Right now, everyone's main task is to go back and gather our forces. Once we've assembled everyone, our first priority is to take control of three places: the county government office and the two city gates. Once we have these three places under our control, things will be much easier."

Meng Yunzheng quickly finished explaining the specific plan, making proper arrangements for everyone, and everyone inexplicably began to feel nervous.

This is a war! If we win, we'll have made a great contribution.

"It's just past midnight now, let's grab our weapons, everyone take a few extra. We'll take out what we can."

"Okay, let's get started."

Master Yang immediately led his men to retrieve the weapons.

(End of this chapter)