Chapter Fifteen: Suppressing Bandit One
Lin Dong thought for a while and decided to still put the main force in the main attack direction in front, and send a small team to the trail behind the mountain as a surprise force.
Having made up his mind, Lin Dong immediately ordered the fifth team to go up the mountain along the previously discovered mountain road, and when the main force in front attacked the mountain, they would rush out as a surprise force.
Lin Dong led the other four teams and slowly headed towards the main entrance according to the previous reconnaissance route.
Today, good news came from Canglang Mountain. The brothers who came down from the mountain did a big job and caught a fat sheep.
It must be said that this was the news passed to them by Liu Jingzhong, the magistrate of Andong County. It is said that this caravan is from Fengyang and has a lot of wealth. This time it brought a lot of good things.
They acted according to the information sent by Liu Jingzhong and indeed intercepted the caravan.
And the results of the battle are indeed very gratifying, with countless kinds of property, including many treasures.
It is said that those brothers also arrested a wealthy businessman. I don't know how this man was so rich. The banknotes taken from him alone amounted to thousands of taels.
If this was done to poor people, they would not be able to earn so much money in decades or even hundreds of years.
"Brothers, go and pull up that fat pig..." Halfway through the wine, Big Brother Canglang, who was sitting at the top, suddenly became interested.
"Yes!" Several boys stood up with a cry and strode towards the utility room at the back. Soon they saw several people laughing and lifting a chubby middle-aged man out from behind.
The middle-aged man screamed, either because he was afraid or because he was in pain from being carried by two rough men. His painful and frightened expression made the bandits laugh.
"Brothers, do you think this fat pig should be steamed or boiled?" Canglang asked, looking at the fat man with interest.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me..., I don't taste good, my meat is sour..."
When he heard that he was going to cook himself, the fat man was so frightened that he lost consciousness, his body was shaking wildly, and he was wailing.
"Ha ha……"
The fat man's performance once again made the bandits burst into laughter.
"Haha, it turns out that rich people like you are sometimes afraid of death, but don't worry, you are our God of Wealth. How could I cook you? The heroes of Canglangling still rely on you to get rich."
Only then did the fat man realize that the bandits were just scaring him and had no intention of actually cooking him. Knowing that he would not be cooked, he finally felt more at ease.
"Everyone, I have given all my belongings to you, but I really have no money." The fat man said tremblingly.
"I know this. I don't have it with you. You have it at home. You just need to write a letter and order your family to bring three thousand taels. No, five thousand taels. Five thousand taels can't be less. As long as your family brings the silver.
, I will spare your life."
"What, five, five thousand taels..." The fat man was startled, his hands were shaking, and he was shocked.
This time he went out to do business and brought half of his family's wealth with him. He originally wanted to make a fortune, but unexpectedly he encountered thieves on the road and all his money was robbed. Even if he sold all his shops, he would not be able to do it in a hurry.
Collect five thousand taels of silver.
"Heroes, have mercy on me. I really don't have that much money at home!" The fat man cried and kowtowed: "Please forgive me for the sake of me being a senior and a junior. I really can't afford it."
So much silver."
The bandit was unmoved and said coldly: "So you don't want to write anymore?"
"Hero, my family really doesn't have that much money..."
"Here, call me..." Boss Canglang sneered. He has seen many of these rich people. He is simply a miser. Even if he has money, he will not hand it over so easily. As long as he gives him a few
I immediately became more honest.
The bandits laughed and kicked the fat man in the face.
The fat man's vision suddenly went dark and he almost fainted.
Lao Qi, where are you going to hit? Just watch, don't kill me.
"Yes, yes, yes." After being scolded, Lao Qi no longer greeted the fat man's head, but specifically looked for the fat man's meaty areas to attack.
There was a burst of punches and kicks, and the fat man was wailing repeatedly, shouting "Heroes, spare their lives, heroes, spare their lives...".
Lao Qi didn't stop until the fat man's voice became weak and he didn't stop beating him.
"How's it going? Is this document ready to be written?"
The fat man kept grunting but refused to let go.
"Oh, you really want your money rather than your life. Come on, bring me a knife..." Cang Lang, the bandit leader, shouted loudly.
Immediately, I saw a follower carrying a wild goose feather knife and handing it to the leader.
Cang Lang was not polite. With a swish sound, he slashed the fat man in front with his knife and cut off one of his little fingers.
"ah……"
The so-called ten fingers connected to the heart, the dying fat man immediately whined and rolled on the ground in pain.
"Haha..., so happy..." Canglang laughed and said, "I will chop off your entire left hand with the next knife."
"Hero, spare your life, I will write, I will write, I will write now, I just ask you, hero, to spare my life..." The fat man was really scared. As the saying goes, it is better to die than to live, especially for someone like him who lives a luxurious life in daily life.
Rich people who live a subsistence life are more afraid of death.
"Haha, it's great. Fatty, if you had agreed earlier, you wouldn't have to suffer like this. Haha, someone, come and stop the bleeding..."
Several big men stepped forward quickly, grabbed the fat man's hand, and casually stopped the bleeding.
After a long while, the fat man stood up tremblingly. Canglang threw a pen and paper unceremoniously and said: "Write."
Although the fat man was unwilling, he could not resist the other party's torture, so he had to follow the bandit's wishes and wrote a letter asking for help, and also wrote that he asked his family to bring five thousand taels of silver to save him according to the bandit's request.
"Go and call Master here and ask him to see if this fat man is cheating."
The fat man felt a chill in his heart, and secretly thought that he was lucky. Just now, he wanted to write a letter asking for help and ask his family to find someone to save him, but then he thought about it, and there may not be literate people on the mountain, so he gave up this idea.
At this time, a middle-aged man with three strands of beard was dragged out.
The man had an angry look on his face and yelled "Sweep the floor politely. Sweep the floor politely." He didn't stop, he took the document and looked at it.
Soon, the master finished reading the document and nodded slightly towards Cang Lang. It was obvious that the fat man did not play tricks on the letter.
The Canglang boss waved his hand with satisfaction and said: "Lock him up and send someone to deliver the message."
A bandit took the order, immediately took the letter, wrapped it in oil paper, and strode away.
At this time, Lin Dong and others had just arrived at the foot of the mountain when they suddenly saw a bandit riding a fast horse rushing out of the gate.
"what's the situation?"
Seeing someone rushing out of the door in the middle of the night, everyone was startled, thinking that they and others had been discovered, so they drew their swords and stepped forward.
Fortunately, Lin Dong reacted quickly enough. Before everyone could recover, he immediately pressed his hands and said, "Don't move. Let's go and catch this person with two people."
"Yes!" The two soldiers took the order, turned around and ran away, disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye.
Lin Dong waved his hand and led everyone to retreat into the dense forest again.
This man looked in a hurry, and it seemed that he had something important to do, so we should wait for a while.
Sure enough, not long after, they saw two people coming back carrying a bandit. At this time, the bandit had already been tied up by the two men, and a cloth was stuffed in his mouth to prevent him from making any noise to alert the bandit.
"Find a quiet place for interrogation." Lin Dong gestured to Li Da and Hei Xiong beside him.
The two understood, nodded, and followed Lin Dong towards the woods in the distance.
"Are you coming or am I coming?" After several people threw the bandit on the ground, Lin Dong pointed at the bandit and asked Li Da.
"I'll do it." Li Dal hesitated for a moment, but even though he was unsure, he still agreed.
He used to be an honest and honest farmer, but he has reached the point where he can't open the pot.
At this time, Lin Dong recruited him into the army. He was very grateful to Lin Dong, so he always wanted to repay Lin Dong's kindness.
Naturally, I would not miss this opportunity and agreed immediately.
Originally, Lin Dong was not optimistic about him. After all, his experience was not very rich and he had no previous experience in interrogating prisoners.
But the facts surprised him. In less than a quarter of an hour, the bandit poured out the beans and told him everything about the situation on the mountain.
There are two main reasons for this result: First, Li Da was ruthless enough. Facing the bandit, Li Da did not regard him as a human being at all.
The bandit was made to call his father and mother. The second reason is that this bandit is used to killing people and is very afraid of death. In addition, the bandit has no cohesion in the first place, and there is no question of loyalty. The reason why he went to the mountain to become a mountain.
The thief was forced to go up the mountain to become a bandit because his family was poor and could not afford to eat. Now that he was caught, he naturally did not want to give up his life for the cottage.
Lin Dong got a lot of useful information from the bandit's dictation.
According to the bandit, there are about 400 people in Canglang Ridge. All of these people are fierce and tough. Canglang’s surname is Liu, who is the boss of the village. There are four other heads, and the one Lin Dong met before
If you have a beard, you are the second in charge.
Canglangling is full of sentries, and each sentry has two sentries: an open sentry and a hidden sentry. If there is a problem with one, the other can detect it immediately.
In addition, Lin Dong also found out an important news. Bandits captured a rich man today, and everyone is celebrating.
Lin Dong asked these questions several times, and after confirming that there were no problems, he knocked the bandit unconscious and turned around with the two of them towards the place where they were just now.
As for the bandit, Lin Dong did not kill him. Instead, he ordered Li Da and the others to tie him to a tree and prepare him to die on his own. Lin Dong stripped off the bandit's clothes and saw
See if you can use it.
For Lin Dong, a time traveler, life is precious, and he does not want to disregard human life just because he is living in troubled times.
The few people quickly returned to the gate of the cottage. At this time, the gate of the cottage was tightly closed, making it difficult to attack by force.
Lin Dong frowned and glanced at the village gate, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
Finally, he decided to take the risk.
"Li Da, you disguise yourself as the bandit who delivered the message just now and deceive the city gate into opening. I will take the others to meet you later."
"Yes." Li Da agreed, then put on the bandit's clothes and rode his horse staggering towards the gate.
Chapter completed!