Never expect that a group of rogue bandits will be of any use. Entrusting matters to them will definitely lead to failure and failure!
Regarding this, Xu Qingyan now has a deep understanding of this!
Liang Fuchen's team had all turned into soft-footed shrimps after an afternoon of diarrhea. However, stimulated by the money, these bandits, although they exerted all their strength to pursue them, could only run around.
There was no plan and they often blocked roads and collided with each other. Xu Qingyan watched helplessly as Liang Fuchen's team fled into the village fortress!
Then, the village fort called "Dahuai Village" closed the hanging door before the horse bandits rushed into the village fort, blocking them out of the fort!
As mentioned above, the northwest provinces have been repeatedly invaded and plundered by foreign invaders and horse bandits, so the villages in these places are all built with high fortification walls and are heavily defended, and the Dahuai Village in front of us is no exception!
Now, Liang Fuchen's team has escaped into the village fort, and it will be difficult to capture him alive! This is definitely not the same concept as a wild raid!
But the great opportunity for a wild raid and the great situation secretly created by Xu Qingyan were completely destroyed by this group of incompetent horse bandits!
Thinking of this, Xu Qingyan looked at Wang Laohu with eyes full of contempt and dissatisfaction.
At this time, Wang Laohu, the leader of the horse bandits, had returned to Xu Qingyan's side.
The rural people of this era were not weak and kind-hearted people. Especially the rural people in the northwest often encountered plunder from the Mongols. When they defended their villages and faced the outside world in unison, their bravery was not inferior to those of the Mongolians.
Ordinary horse bandits, this group of horse bandits usually only rob the people outside the village, or kidnap and extort them, but there are very few cases where they directly attack the village fortress.
Looking at the high and thick walls of Dahuai Village, Wang Laohu knew that it would be difficult to break through with the strength of his group of horse thieves alone, and he couldn't help but want to retreat.
So Wang Laohu suggested to Xu Qingyan: "Master Jia, they ran away too fast and actually hid in Dahuai Village. The villagers of Dahuai Village have always been brave. Their village fortress wall was more than ten feet high. Once
We also repelled the Mongolian Tatars' attack on the village, which is definitely a hard nut to crack. If we want to attack forcefully, I'm afraid it will only increase casualties! If it doesn't work, let's retreat first!"
In front of Wang Laohu, Xu Qingyan naturally hid his true identity. He called himself "Jia". When they first met, he was dressed like a young man, and his hands and feet were full of a dandy air. Therefore, Wang Laohu has always been
Xu Qingyan was called "Jia Gongzi".
Xu Qingyan glanced at Wang Laohu from the corner of his eye, but asked: "What? You want to retreat? Don't you want the 30,000 taels of silver? I can tell you, if you can't catch anyone, you won't even get a tael of silver!"
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Seeing Xu Qingyan's attitude, a trace of anger flashed in Wang Laohu's eyes, but thinking of Xu Qingyan's money and background, he still endured his anger and persuaded: "Mr. Jia, of course I want that money, but if we attack the village fort directly
, it will definitely take several days. Once the officers and soldiers are attracted, I'm afraid we won't be able to get a good deal... What's more, I finally managed to get more than 200 people, and they are all my brothers. I can't
Let them die in vain!..."
While speaking, Wang Laohu looked very loyal, as if his decision was entirely for the safety of his bandits.
Hearing what Wang Laohu said, Xu Qingyan suddenly had a sneer on his face. He approached Wang Laohu and whispered: "Wouldn't it be better if the damage was serious? Thirty thousand taels of silver seems a lot, but if two hundred people divide it together, the most you can do is
Ten thousand taels of silver...if half of your brothers die, you might be able to get twenty thousand taels of silver, or even more!"
As Xu Qingyan finished speaking, Wang Laohu's expression suddenly changed.
Then, Wang Laohu, who was taking the lead just now, did not rush to refute and reprimand. Instead, he turned around and looked around with a vigilant face. When he saw that no one heard the conversation between him and Xu Qingyan, he was secretly relieved.
One breath.
Then, Wang Laohu also whispered: "But things will change later! Once officers and soldiers are attracted, what should we do? My brothers are no match for the officers and soldiers!"
Xu Qingyan looked enigmatic and said calmly: "As for the officers and soldiers, Chief Wang has nothing to worry about! I guarantee you that even if the officers and soldiers nearby discover what is going on here, they will never interfere! At least, within three days,
Inside, they will pretend not to see what is going on here...I have already arranged these things secretly!"
Hearing Xu Qingyan's assurance, Wang Laohu couldn't help but feel shocked!
At the same time, Wang Laohu became even more wary of Xu Qingyan and was even more afraid to offend him!
Wang Laohu knew very well that the reason why his "Black Tiger Army" has been able to get away with it so far is entirely because the government ignored them and never sent out a large army to encircle and suppress them! But now that Xu Qingyan can let the nearby officers and soldiers pretend not to see them,
Their siege of Dahuai Village will definitely remind the officers and soldiers of their duty to suppress bandits!
While Wang Laohu was thinking deeply, Xu Qingyan sneered and said: "Also, you made a mistake! The man I want you to capture alive is very powerful in the officialdom. If you capture him alive, I will
He will also help you cover up the matter, eliminate evidence, and reduce the impact. But if you let him go...do you think he will fully retaliate in the future? So, the current situation is that you can only catch him as soon as possible.
You can escape the roundup of the officers and soldiers, but if you give up here, you will be chased by the officers and soldiers in the future! Also, we can have the advantage today entirely because the guards in the team have all had diarrhea and turned into soft-legged shrimps. There is no
They have the power to fight back, but in fact they are not easy people. If they can relax their bodies, we will be the ones being hunted! Therefore, now the only way to go is to fight quickly. We can neither delay nor
No refund!...You must think clearly about this!"
Xu Qingyan used inducements, threats, and reasoning, and finally Wang Laohu made up his mind!
So, Wang Laohu nodded fiercely, gritted his teeth and said: "I understand! I will lead my brothers to attack the village right now!"
After saying that, Wang Laohu drove his horse forward and shouted loudly: "Brothers! Follow me to attack this village! If you attack the village fort before tonight, not only will you be allowed to plunder, but all the money will be increased by 10% this time!"
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Originally, the horse bandits were chasing after them all the way, but now they were exhausted and most of them wanted to retreat. However, when they heard the benefits promised by Wang Laohu, they all became energetic. Everyone raised their weapons and shouted loudly.
Call.
Then, under the command of Wang Laohu, the horse bandits began to attack the village fort, and they swarmed up.
Then, the villagers in the village fort also began to fight back, shooting arrows or throwing stones.
In the end, in just a stick of incense, the horse bandits were defeated!
The villagers in Dahuai Village were not professional soldiers, and their counterattack was unorganized. However, the horse bandits' will was even weaker. However, a few arrows hit one of them, injuring one person, and the horse bandits turned around and fled back in a hurry.
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The whole process is simply child's play!
Xu Qingyan was completely ignorant of the art of war and strategy, but after seeing this scene, he was still stunned and couldn't bear to look at it!
Then, Xu Qingyan became more and more certain of one thing, that is, if he wanted to capture Liang Fuchen alive, he could not rely on this ragtag group of horse bandits. After all, he had to find a way on his own!
As a result, Xu Qingyan's brain raced and he secretly thought about countermeasures.
In the eyes of most people, Xu Qingyan is an uneducated person with no ability. He was able to be taken as a confidant by Zhao Junchen entirely because his father, Old Master Xu, was kind to Zhao Junchen!
But in fact, most people have ignored the advantages of Xu Qingyan. He is an out-and-out despicable villain!
Many times, villains always live better than gentlemen, and this is not without reason! Villains always use unscrupulous means, have no bottom line, and are never afraid to think about problems with the most despicable ideas!
And these are Xu Qingyan’s greatest strengths!
Many times, even Zhao Junchen will listen to Xu Qingyan's opinions, because there are too many villains in the officialdom, and some of Xu Qingyan's ideas are often representative!
Not to mention that Xu Qingyan has been following Zhao Junchen, and he has indeed learned some skills under Zhao Junchen's words and deeds!
At this time, Wang Laohu was furious at the horse bandits, scolding them for being cowardly and incompetent.
However, a rebuke was a rebuke, and Wang Laohu had no intention of personally leading the attack.
At this moment, Xu Qingyan rode his horse to Wang Laohu's side and said: "Chief Wang, this is not the way to go! Things must not be delayed any longer! I have thought about it, and the villagers of Dahuai Village must not want to offend me.
You guys! Send people to search the fields around the village. It’s autumn planting time now. When Dahuai Village saw us appearing, it closed the hanging door urgently. There must be many villagers left outside. We can catch them and threaten them.
Sophora Village!”
At this point, Xu Qingyan looked cold and said: "Then, send someone to negotiate and ask them to hand over the person! If they are unwilling, kill the villagers who have not had time to enter the village! If they still don't
If they are willing, sprinkle salt on the fields so that they will have no harvest at all from now on! If they are still unwilling, collect wood and set fire to the village!"
After hearing Xu Qingyan's attention, Wang Laohu was stunned.
Wang Laohu didn't expect that the playboy-like "Mr. Jia" in front of him would be even more unscrupulous in doing things than he, a horse thief!
However, Wang Laohu thought about it and thought that Xu Qingyan's idea was indeed effective, so he quickly sent someone to make arrangements!
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And at the same time that the horse bandits started to take action, in Dahuai Village at this time, the elder Liang Fuchen was not just waiting to be killed, he also took action!