In the second year of Guanghe, at the end of March, Jiyin County.
At night, the reed swamp outside Chengyang County.
At this time, several villages outside Reed Lake were in ruins, and fighting continued in the light of the fire.
More than a dozen water bandits were pushing their wooden boats into the water.
The Li family's tribe, who had been lurking by the reeds all night, broke out at this time, raining arrows and wailing continuously.
Then there was another camp to the east, and seven or eight water bandits pushed a fire cart to break through the encirclement.
But before he could get very far, he was surrounded by the Li family members on both sides. He cut off his feet with a spear and dragged him to the front by hooking his armor, and bowed his head.
The fighting in several other villages has ended, and only the middle one is still resisting.
Li Dian sat on the Hu bed and allowed his companions to bandage his wounds. He took the military supplies and dispatched his troops to surround the stronghold.
Someone on the stronghold was crying and shouting:
"We are from the Chengyang Zhong family, and we have an old relationship with Zhang Jiyin. Which one is the one below? Can you tell me your name?"
When Li Dian heard this, he felt troubled.
Because he knew that when the prefect came to build the stele of Emperor Yao, it was the Zhong family from Chengyang who did the work.
Chengyang is the place where Emperor Yao was buried.
The Zhong family, a local wealthy family, often used this method to invite people to their names.
This time, as soon as Zhang Chong took office, they suggested that the emperor build a monument to Emperor Yao.
Firstly, it will increase the reputation of the prince, and secondly, it can make a network of local wealthy people.
Zhang Chong naturally did not miss this opportunity and built a monument to Emperor Yao as soon as he arrived.
When the monument was dedicated, Li Dian also participated.
And regardless of their relationship with the prince, the Zhong family itself also dominates the county and township.
His family had the governor Julu, the chief Guangzong, and the chief Lu, all of whom had served as chiefs of a county and a county. They should not be underestimated.
Now, the innocent Zhong family is actually linked to bandits. Who would have imagined this?
Li Dian's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth and chose a detective to report back to his uncle Li Qian and let him make a decision.
The people on the wall, watching the Tanma run back, took a long breath when they knew the turning point was coming.
After a while, Tan Ma came back, shouting all the way:
"This is the only way for thieves and bandits to plan? Order: Only the first evil ones will be killed, and those who threaten will not be ignored."
Tan Ma shouted several times, and the whole audience heard it.
The people on the wall also heard it, cursed loudly, and cried, but it didn't help.
At this time, Tan Ma dismounted, hurried to Li Dian's place, knelt down and reported:
"My master told me, I don't know that my thousand-mile horse has the ears of a dolphin and a dog! How can I not shoot this bow?"
Li Dian's face turned red all of a sudden. He picked up his feet and jumped on his horse. The wound burst open without anyone noticing.
Flying all the way down the wall, you have to climb up first with the trap in mind.
The archers in the Li Family Trilogy quickly followed up, shooting below and suppressing the wall.
Li Dian was about to attack by force when suddenly there was a commotion inside the wall of the dock, and then more than a dozen sections of human heads, with their hair tied together, were thrown out of the wall.
Li Dianzheng was puzzled, and saw that the wooden gate of the camp had been opened, and several leaders tied themselves out of the camp, saying that they were willing to surrender.
Li Dian tensed and relaxed, and now he felt that his arm was bleeding profusely.
He quickly asked someone to bandage his wounds, and then asked his companion to lead the surrendered prisoners to Li Qian's camp behind him.
The camp area where Li Qian was located was called a camp, but in fact it was just a tent area simply surrounded by a few curtains.
In the afternoon, under Li Qian's order, Li's tribe ran lightly for twenty miles and took advantage of the darkness to attack the unprepared water bandit camp and swoop down.
At this moment, some large tents were filled with people lying around, snoring loudly.
They were the first group of Li family members to participate in the battle. After breaking the camp, they came back to rest.
In some large tents, people remove their armor from time to time.
They are in the battle formation, and their armor is usually carried by special personnel. They only wear it when fighting.
At this moment, they quit the battle, and with the help of their servants, they dragged off their crotch armor which was full of knife marks.
They cannot remove their armor casually outdoors because there is a strange wind called the armor-removing wind, which is the same as the legendary horse wind and has killed countless heroes.
And the one in the middle is Li Qian's big tent, which is brightly lit.
Li Qian tortured the prisoners overnight.
The corpses of water pirates who could not endure being tortured to death were constantly being dragged out of the tent by military officials.
At this moment, Li Dian's army officers escorted the water pirates who had just surrendered into the tent.
After walking in and watching for a while, a water bandit collapsed and his urine was dripping down.
Don't blame these water pirates for being timid.
Some thieves have no courage, but even if they don't, they have to.
The philosophy of the water bandits is that if you are not fierce, you will be eaten.
The main reason why they were so miserable was that the internal affairs in the big tent were really scary.
Everyone was whipped once before they could say anything. When they were beaten to the point where they were half alive, someone asked:
"Were you the ones who robbed Cao Gang before?"
Those who were questioned all denied it and were subsequently beaten.
Those who couldn't bear it would nod and admit, and then they would be pulled out for questioning. If there were those who couldn't bear it repeatedly, they would be burned with an iron rod again.
The tent was filled with the smell of meat, and the thieves behind were so horrified that they vomited sour water.
It wasn't over yet. There was someone who might have been tortured and went crazy. He was lying on the ground with his feces and urine all over the ground, screaming and screaming.
Li Qian, who was sitting there with Yu sitting there, squinting his eyes and concentrating, felt uncomfortable. As soon as he frowned, Ma Bian took a short knife and cut out the man's tongue.
In this way, those who could endure were tied up with thin ropes and thrown together; those who could not endure were dragged away and thrown out of the big tent.
Those who couldn't bear it would naturally die. But those who were tied with strings wouldn't get better either.
This string binding is the most cruel. Over time, the muscles on the body will ulcerate inch by inch.
By then, he will also be a living dead.
At this time, it was finally the turn of Chengyang Zhong to be escorted up.
This man's hair was disheveled. Just as he was about to be whipped, he cried:
"Know."
Someone had whispered in Li Qian's ear for a while, and roughly told him that this person belonged to the Chengyang Zhong family.
Therefore, when he made a move, Li Qian immediately opened his eyes and asked:
"What do you know? But it's useless to know. Give me a whipping first."
With that said, he motioned to the military officials to be punished.
Just as the man was about to scold him, he was slapped with a whip. Even if he begged for mercy, it was useless. He was whipped thirty times before the officer stopped.
After the beating, the military officer signaled the man to speak quickly.
But this Zhong clan member was lying on the ground erect, being humiliated like this, and he was not prepared to say anything.
"Huh, he's still a fierce guy." Li Qian sneered, "Then give him another stick and make him a little more fierce."
The military officer drew his stick and was about to execute him.
The Zhong family stopped lying down and immediately started crying and wailing:
"Don't fight, don't fight, attack, attack."
Li Qian ordered the soldiers to retreat and let the man speak.
While the man was confessing, he was resentful of Li Qian's cruelty.
When he was pulled into the tent, he already recognized this person as Li Qian, the head of the Cheng family's Li family.
There is no one in the Jiyin County's wealthy family who does not know someone like him.
He couldn't understand that even if they were close to Zhang Chong, the prince of the mansion, the Li family was jealous of the prince.
But how dare the Li family treat themselves like this?
Even though he had revealed his clan name, he still wanted to kill them all. Could it be that the Lord Fu had done something without telling the family?
Li Qian frowned as he listened to this man's confession:
"You said that the ones who attacked the boat the night before were from Taipingdao? How do you know? Tell me about it from beginning to end."
The Zhong family did not dare to hide it, so they told it.
It turns out that Luweizhe is actually the place where Juyeze sold stolen goods.
Like the Zhong family, as the local tigers of Chengyang, they naturally control this trade route.
And he is the family's eyes and ears installed here, and he provides information to the family.
How did he know about the Taiping Dao robberies?
It turned out that Taipingdao had planned to call the water bandits from Juyeze to rob the ship together.
But since Juyeze was attacked by the former prince Liu He, the most rebellious and rebellious water bandit has been betrayed by other water bandits.
All that is left are the powerful dogs around.
So the water bandits in Juye Ze refused.
Of course, they did not betray Taipingdao. After all, it is one thing to be a dog, but it is another thing to be a dog that betrays others.
But it wasn't until the flames of Juye Ze burst into the sky that night that they knew that Taiping Dao was really brave.
However, if it’s a robbery, it’s a robbery, so what does it have to do with them?
It wasn't until the Zhong family was detained by Li Qian that he knew what "the city gate was on fire and the fish in the pond was affected."
But no matter what, he has told everything he knows, and now he just wants to survive.
Li Qian had been distracted since this person was speaking. After he finished speaking, he realized it and asked:
"Are you done?"
The man nodded.
Then, Li Qian took an iron bone flower from the hand of a warrior next to him, which was still wrapped in iron wire.
When the man was frightened, he crawled back using his hands and feet.
But Li Qian caught up with him in two steps, stepped on his back, banged twice, and smashed his head.
When the other prisoners saw this scene, they all retreated.
Li Qian ignored them and just said to the military officials on the side:
"Don't worry about the dead or alive. We'll dig a hole outside the tent in a while and it'll be all over. By the way, remember to call Li Dian to execute it."
After saying that, he waved his hand and asked someone to drag everything inside the tent down.
Those who knew they were going to die would all curse, but it was useless, after all, scolding would not kill anyone.
Li Qian has been sitting on the horse and thinking.
While the crying and cursing outside became less and less loud, he was still thinking about something.
At this moment, Li Dian, who had finished his work, opened the tent door and walked in.
Li Dian had a wound on his hand and complained to his uncle:
"Uncle, why do you want to kill all those young men? Wouldn't it be better to take them back and serve as apprentices? The family just seized a piece of land and is short of manpower?
Even if these people are unruly and untamed, they can still be part of the team, which is better than killing them in vain like this."
Li Dian was not a talkative person, but he was just embarrassed because Li Qian had just given orders and ridiculed him in front of so many people.
But he didn't dare to complain about Li Qian's military order, he just used it to make up for his dignity.
But who would have thought that a maza would hit him.
Li Dian was agitated and was about to hide when he saw that Li Qian had thrown the mazaar, so he held back forcefully.
The maza hit Li Dian directly on the forehead.
Li Dian felt dizzy at the time, and then felt a warmth on his face.
He wiped his face with his good right hand, which was bloody.
Li Qian was also shocked. He didn't expect that Li Dian didn't hide. As expected, this nephew was still so stubborn, just like his uncle.
Thinking of the dead Li Jin, Li Qian felt pain in his heart.
At this moment, he suddenly felt so weak, as if all the strength in his body had been taken away with this throw.
Li Jin slid to the ground, grieving silently. Li Dian also knelt beside him silently.
The uncle and nephew were kneeling in the blood stained tent.