Chapter 69 Preemptive Strike
At this moment, Di Renjie was still pacing in the room, pondering Zhao Ji's proposal.

The reason why Zhao Ji proposed to take the initiative and attack Xiguan was that Di Renjie's arrangement in the original drama was too risky.

In the final decisive battle, only two teams were left in the Governor's Mansion. It can only be said that Fatty Di is really fat and courageous.

If Li Qingxia hadn't given her head away for nothing, if she hadn't been in the Governor's Mansion, Yu Feng would have shot thousands of arrows at her or burned down the Governor's Mansion, and the result would be predictable.

Li Qingxia went undercover beside Di Renjie, but she didn't get any intelligence at all. Instead, it made her own side afraid to act rashly, which was a complete side effect.

Yu Feng is still too kind-hearted. If it were Xiao Qingfang, she might have shot or burned Di Renjie or Li Qingxia to death in the Governor's Mansion and become the boss herself.

Even so, with Yu Feng leading a large number of assassins to attack the Governor's Mansion in front and Li Qingxia launching a sneak attack from behind, the situation became critical.

If it weren't for Li Yuanfang's cheating, he formed an army of one man to withstand Yu Feng's offensive, if it weren't for Hu Jinghui's help, if it weren't for the destiny arranged by the director, if one of these three was missing, Di Renjie would most likely have been killed early.

In view of this, it was naturally impossible for Zhao Ji to use Di Renjie's life to test the combat effectiveness of Qianniu Guards and Li Yuanfang.

Di Renjie thought for a long time, but still hesitated: "No, not at this time. Now is not the right time. The rebels should have other hiding places in the city. If we act now, I am afraid we will alert the enemy and cause the other rebels to flee in all directions."

Zhao Ji frowned after hearing this and analyzed seriously, "But sir, we don't have enough troops. It can be expected that the rebels' attack targets will at least include the Governor's Office, the Governor's Office, the gates of Youzhou, the weapons depot, the granary, and other targets."

"We are stretched thin if we divide our forces to defend. If the rebels launch a joint attack, our army will be overwhelmed and may even be defeated one by one."

"As long as we control the four gates of Youzhou, the rebels will not be able to leave. Also, my lord, don't forget that Princess Yiyang is in the Governor's Office, and the rebels will not retreat. The worst result is that they start the rebellion prematurely."

Di Renjie listened to Zhao Ji's analysis and sighed, "You are right. It's a pity that Di Chun lost all the rebels that he followed in the afternoon. Otherwise, we would have known where the rebels were hiding and made preparations in advance."

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "If you want to know where the rebels are hiding, you can raid Tianbao Silver Bank and arrest Ma Wu and others. This will kill two birds with one stone. Not only will you destroy the rebels' central army leader, but you can also thoroughly understand the rebels' action plans and troop allocations. We'll make plans later."

Di Renjie nodded slowly: "The situation is dire and there is no other way. We can only take a risk. There is no time to lose. We must raid Tianbao Silver Bank at night!"

"Okay, I'll mobilize the troops right away." Zhao Ji responded in a deep voice, then turned and left.

Fortunately, it is night now, so there is no need to set up a Turkic siege to arrest people. We can just clear the streets first and then catch the thief.
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The night is as cool as water, and the autumn wind is chilly.

In order to avoid attracting attention, Zhao Ji did not use horses and led a team of Qianniu Guards to the Tianbao Silver Bank. Along the way, bursts of dog barking were heard from time to time, breaking the tranquility of the night.

Inside the Tianbao Bank, Yu Feng and the leaders of each team had already left the bank in advance, preparing for the uprising, leaving only Ma Wu and more than 20 men.

The uprising was to start in one day, and Ma Wu was on high alert. He arranged for servants to stand guard at the front and back doors of the bank to prevent any accidents.

Zhao Ji was standing in front of the Tianbao Silver Bank, carefully listening and observing what was going on inside, and he knew that there were sentries posted inside.

Zhao Ji then quietly instructed his Qianniu Guards, "Divide into two teams. One team will surround the front gate and intercept the escaping rebels. The other team will follow me to the back gate. When I open the door from the inside, you will rush in and capture the rebels."

The Qianniu Guards did not say anything, but silently divided themselves into two neat rows.

Zhao Ji waved his hand and led one of the teams to the wall of the backyard of the bank. With his superb lightness and concealment skills, he jumped up and lightly climbed over the wall and came to the backyard of the bank without anyone noticing.

The guy who was on guard at the back door was dozing off, so Zhao Ji approached him and easily broke his neck.

Afterwards, Zhao opened the back door, and the Qianniu Guards filed in, rushed into each room, and captured the rebels.

Ma Wu was awakened by the noise in the courtyard. He hurriedly got up, put on his clothes casually, and prepared to go out to check the situation. However, when he opened the door, he found that Qianniu Guards were already waiting outside the door, with two steel knives pointed at him.

Ma Wu was forced to retreat by the knife, with a look of astonishment on his face: "Who... who are you?"

"Qianniu Guard." Zhao Ji walked over with his sword in hand.

Zhao Ji turned on the light in the room and looked at Ma Wu carefully.

"Ma Wu, right?" Zhao Ji asked.

When Ma Wu heard his name being called accurately, he became even more confused: "How do you know my name is Ma Wu?"

Zhao Ji smiled slightly, as if he had everything under control: "You just went to Youzhou camp to tip off this afternoon, have you forgotten so quickly?"

Ma Wu's face froze, realizing that the situation was not good: "Have you captured the secret agent of the Youzhou camp?"

Zhao Ji gently fiddled with the wick, his smile revealing a hint of calmness.

"Haha, Boss Ma reacted pretty quickly. You should know that since the insider in the Youzhou camp is gone, the news of the plan has been leaked, and the government troops are on guard, you will not succeed."

"As the saying goes, a man who knows the times is a hero. I advise Mr. Ma to say what needs to be said as soon as possible and not to struggle in vain."

Ma Wu sighed, slumped down on the bed, his eyes wandering as he weighed the pros and cons.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji knew that he could not give him any more time to hesitate, and said coldly: "You plan to act at midnight tomorrow. I don't have much time to waste with you."

"If you don't speak up, then I can only send you on your way to reunite with your accomplices. Anyway, you have so many men under you, if you don't speak, there are plenty of people who will."

Ma Wu was so shocked by Zhao Ji's words that he suddenly looked up and finally spoke: "Don't you all know everything? What else do you want me to say?"

Zhao Ji smiled slightly, knowing that he had given in. "I want to know your entire action plan and the hiding places of all your troops!"

Ma Wu took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'm willing to confess."
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Zhao Ji left some people in Tianbao Silver Bank to prevent anyone from contacting the bank.

When I returned to the Governor's Mansion, the sky was already turning pale.

Di Renjie also stayed up all night. He sat upright in the honorable seat in the main hall, listening to Zhao Ji's report.

Zhao Ji explained the situation one by one: "Sir, I have figured it out completely. The enemy's main force is divided into three groups. One group attacks the north gate of Youzhou, one group attacks the Youzhou prison and then attacks the Youzhou camp through the north gate. The last group has the largest number of people and is led by the rebel leader Yu Feng himself. Their target is the Governor's Mansion."

"The remaining rebels are preparing to set fire to the entire city and then attack the governor's mansion, granary and other places. Together, these rebels number nearly two thousand people."

"Two thousand people is really not a small number." Di Renjie narrowed his eyes, feeling a little surprised.

Di Renjie stood up and began to pace back and forth again.

He asked Zhao Ji for his opinion: "Chengyuan, according to you, how should we fight the enemy?"

(End of this chapter)