The people from the county government acted quickly. Xiao Tao, Ao Chen and others had already climbed up to the city wall and began to wait and see.
At the same time, people were sent with express horses to notify everyone on the street to return home and not go out.
Since there was no one at the toll station, Jiang Hu's troops passed through the toll station unimpeded and reached the city gate.
More than a thousand people lined up neatly without a trace of chaos.
A trace of worry flashed in Xiaotao's eyes. This was the first time she had seen such a scene in all her time in Taoyuan County.
The last time two hundred people attacked, she had a bad feeling in her heart, and this time there were so many people coming.
And when Fang Zhengyi was not around...she felt a little nervous.
"What's going on with the people below? Is it related to the last time?"
Ao Chen looked carefully with a telescope and said, "This is the regular army. The weapons they carry are different from the last time they came. It's hard to say whether they are related or not."
"No matter what, the city gate must not be opened now!" Xiao Tao said.
Ao Chen nodded: "Well, let's ask first and verify the identity."
Then he shouted loudly outside the city: "Who is coming?"
Jiang Hu had a smile on his face.
Finally, we saw the city gate. As long as the city gate is opened, Taoyuan County will be a lamb to be slaughtered and we can take whatever we want!
"I am Jiang Hu, the guerrilla general of the Xiaoyong Camp! In recent days, there have been thieves causing chaos near the capital. There is news that the thieves have entered Taoyuan County. I have been ordered to fight against the thieves. Open the city gates immediately!!"
"Do you have any proof?!" Ao Chen shouted again.
"Yes! The token and the document are here, send someone to get them!"
Baskets began to be lowered from the city walls...
Xiao Tao was extremely nervous and asked, "Did you find out anything from the prisoners yesterday?"
Ao Chen said: "No, the time is too short. It should be almost done in two days."
"There are nearly 200 people, but not a single one can be recruited?"
"There were only a few people in jail. Most of them were taken away by the research institute. They said there was no problem with the penicillin animal experiments, and now they needed to test it on humans. Those people happened to be injured, so they took them all away."
Xiao Tao was furious when she heard this and stamped her feet, "It's unruly! Who told them to use a living person for experiments? Did they just ignore what the young master said? Starting next month, they won't get a penny from the county!"
Didn't the master conduct experiments on living people first?
Ao Chen looked embarrassed: "This county is recruiting people to do experiments, but no one dares to come. They all say that we are making poison... So... we can only resort to this last resort. We can't waste so much money we invested..."
As he was speaking, the basket that had been lowered from the city wall had been taken back.
There was an extra document and a token inside.
Ao Chen picked it up and unfolded it, and everyone couldn't help but come over.
Looking at the content above, Ao Chen murmured: "This seems to be correct. The Xiaoyong Battalion is indeed one of the Beijing Battalions... Go to the printing house and call Lao Chen!"
Xiao Tao said coldly, "Since they are here to look for those bandits, then pick a few of the captives and throw them off the city wall to see how they react. We will know at a glance whether they are accomplices or officers and soldiers!"
Ao Chen was sweating profusely. Xiao Tao looked lively and cute at ordinary times, but it turned out that she had been with the master for a long time. At the critical moment, she had a fierceness in her bones...
"Let's wait until Old Chen comes. No one can surpass him in forgery. He can tell the result with just one look."
The people on the city wall are waiting, and the people below are getting tired of waiting.
Jiang Hu shouted, "How do you see it? Hurry up and open the door for me!"
"General, please wait a moment!" After these light words were uttered, there was no further sound.
However, Jiang Hu was extremely anxious and could do nothing about it.
It is natural to feel uneasy when using fake products, and the longer you wait, the more unsure you become!
The fake seal and token used in the document were made by a random carver found in the city, and the carver was disposed of after the work was done.
If something goes wrong, we can only attack the city by force or withdraw...
After a cup of tea, Old Chen from the printing house finally arrived, panting and rushing to the top of the city wall.
Being over sixty years old, he is already very old, and it was obvious that Old Chen could not bear riding his horse so fast all the way.
Without waiting for him to catch his breath, Ao Chen immediately handed the document over: "Old Chen, quickly check to see if the seal on it is real or fake?"
"Fake." Old Chen just took a glance and continued to breathe.
Ao Chen was anxious: "Look carefully! Don't be ridiculous, look at the people below the city, they could be bandits or soldiers, if you make the wrong choice, we will be in trouble!"
Old Chen poked his head out to take a look outside the city, and then turned back and said seriously, "It must be fake!"
He snatched the document and pointed at the red seal on it: "I have been making up lies for the county for so many years and you don't trust me!"
"Although there are many styles of official seals in the world, there are only four craftsmen who carve them! I have already memorized the styles of these four people. Do I need to look closely? This is obviously a fake and inferior product!"
"The royal carving craftsman's skills are extremely superb. He thrusts forward with his knife, and thrusts back with his knife, without any delay. There is a method in all the vertical and horizontal lines, and the whole is natural and perfect!"
"Take a look at this seal again. The carving was done on all four sides without knowing the direction. The handwriting is also a bit messy. The carving technique is not sound enough. It seems that the person who carved the seal had a shaking hand when carving it. It is obviously a low-quality product that was rushed and made in a shoddy way!"
Everyone looked at each other and their faces darkened.
Ao Chen handed over the token again and asked, "What about this token?"
"This is even more fake! Look, the pattern on the token is raised, but the characters are concave. It's obviously modified from another brand." Lao Chen took the token and put it in his mouth and bit it, and was happy: "Hey, it's pure gold!"
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