Just hearing the sudden burst of shouts outside the north wall, Li Hanzhang knew something was wrong, and the main force of bandits was indeed coming here.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Li Hanzhang had no intention of holding on and fled with a group of rabble.
After running back and seeing Mr. Bai, Li Hanzhang said: "Bring out the belongings quickly. The more valuable the better!"
Officer Lao Bai immediately woke up and shouted: "Listen to Li Erlang's command!"
Li Hanzhang ordered Bai Chongyan: "Everyone, go move the belongings and scatter them on the ground along the way."
"Okay!" Bai Chongyan acted immediately.
Li Hanzhang went to look for Bai Chongwen again and said, "Bai Dalang, the inner courtyard can no longer be defended. The bandits have gone around to the north. Lead those who dare to fight to guard the side door to the east. When you hear my order, open the door immediately and go out."
Charge. The thieves there are just feigning an attack. I'm afraid there aren't many of them. If you kill them, you can lead everyone to escape to the mountains."
But he said that more than ten bandits climbed up the ladder, sat on the wall and observed the courtyard, and soon cheered: "No one is guarding here, come in quickly!"
Baiford was overjoyed when he heard this. He had always envied Mr. Bai and even coveted the Bai family's wealth. Now he could finally swagger into the house. Although he didn't get much, he already felt infinite satisfaction.
Unfortunately, the leaders have to go up first, so Byford can only help hold up the ladder for the time being.
This seemed to be a garden. Several bandit leaders jumped off the wall and rushed out with weapons without waiting for more accomplices to gather.
Yang Jun also entered the courtyard, turned around and saw that the guide was not there. He shouted: "Bai Fu, come in quickly and lead the way!"
Baiford immediately climbed up the ladder, leaned on the wall and said, "I have never entered the inner courtyard, so I don't know how to get there."
"waste!"
Yang Jun no longer cared about Bai Fude and rushed out with his men.
The round arch leading out of the garden can go left, right, or forward. Although the Bai family mansion is ordinary, it is really big, and Yang Jun doesn't know where to go.
He pricked up his ears and listened carefully, only to feel shouting everywhere. He immediately divided the team into three and gave the order: "First, we must seize the old member Bai, you can kill him. Second, we must find the Bai family's property and capture a few of them."
If you ask him alive, he might be buried in the cellar!"
A group of bandits were rushing to the right. When they ran past and entered the courtyard, they saw several servants carrying baskets and scattering money everywhere on the ground.
"The thief is here, run away!"
The slaves were so distraught that they dropped the basket and ran away, dumping the iron money on the floor.
"money!"
The minions held up torches and exclaimed. They stopped chasing people and all lay on the ground picking up money.
The bandit leader roared: "Everyone, stand up and don't pick it up again. There must be more money outside!"
The minions pretended not to hear it. If they encounter a large sum of money, they have to hand it over and then reward it according to their merits. How much reward can the minions get? It is better to pick up some scraps now and hide them in the
He said he brought it himself.
The bandit leader beat and scolded him, but the gangsters finally obeyed and continued to rush out with him.
It was another courtyard. All the slaves had fled, and several baskets were placed on the ground. The baskets were densely packed with iron coins.
At this time, even the bandit leader was jealous. He said to his henchmen: "You take two people and stay here to guard, and the rest follow me. There must be a lot of wealth!"
They ran quickly, but they became more and more scattered.
Because there is money everywhere on the ground!
The servants of the Bai family also had selfish motives, so they ran away with the money. If they could survive, they might be able to keep the money for themselves. But it was too heavy and couldn't run fast, so they simply threw it away along the way, leaving only one or two slings of money hidden on their bodies.
Many bandits deliberately slowed down their pace, then bent down to pick up money. They did not speed up until their leader urged them to do so.
The bandits who invaded the house all encountered this situation and scattered in a mess.
The leader of the village, Yang Jun, was so angry that he drew a knife and hacked one of the thugs to death. Only then did the scene get shaken up, and the bandits gathered together to continue the killing spree.
"Open the door!"
On the other side of the side door, as Li Hanzhang gave orders, the door of the house suddenly opened.
The bandits outside the wall were still feigning an attack. They didn't even have a ladder. They were just a group of minions shouting. Suddenly they saw someone rushing out. The minions were a little confused. They immediately threw away the torches and picked up knives, spears and other weapons to fight.
Gu San rushed to the front with the strong young man from the tea house. Although this young man was only seventeen years old, he was very skilled.
I saw him waving his whistle stick, knocking the bandit's spear sideways with one blow, and then hit the bandit's forehead with the tip of the stick. Before the bandit fell, Gu San continued to charge forward, and the whistle stick knocked away the simple knife of another bandit.
The nineteen strong men in the tea garden behind him, seeing how brave their leader was, also rushed forward with roars.
There were only a dozen or so bandits in this group. They were so frightened that they turned around and ran away.
"Don't chase, run to the mountain!" Li Hanzhang ordered.
Bai Chongwen carried Old Member Bai on his back, Bai Chongyan carried Old Mrs. Bai on his back, followed by a bunch of family members and servants, rushed out of the house and fled in the direction of Tea Mountain.
The bandits from other places came to join them one after another after learning about the situation here.
The main force led by Yang Jun himself was held back by money. By the time they chased them out, everyone in the Bai family had already escaped within a mile.
"Brother, it's important to move the belongings, so don't chase them anymore," Yang Ying said.
Yang Jun angrily scolded: "You know what the heck, you must kill Mr. Bai! Leave two leaders behind to carry money and food, and the rest will follow me to kill you!"
If the bandits retreat at this time, they will have a great victory and be able to evacuate calmly with their belongings.
However, Yang Jun was afraid of Lao Bai's prestige.
Once Lao Bai survives, he will definitely put pressure on the county magistrate and recruit rural soldiers to attack Heifeng Village with all his strength. At that time, Zhu Zhu will not be able to stop him at all, and Heifeng Village will never have peace in the future.
"Chase!"
Yang Jun rushed to the front with his sword, and the other bandit leaders could only follow with their minions.
But the bandits have lost their will to fight. They are all thinking about the treasures and hope to go back and share the money as soon as possible. Who is willing to continue fighting?
…
As soon as the bandits arrived, they shouted in unison, and the gongs in the Bai family mansion also sounded.
The mountain village is quiet at night, and although the tea garden is far away, you can vaguely hear the movement.
Lao Gu rushed outside the house, listened carefully and counted his breath, and shouted suddenly: "There is a thief, get up quickly!"
Zhang Guangdao has already come out, holding a simple knife in his hand.
Lao Gu returned to the house and took out a eyebrow-tip knife. This thing is a military standard weapon and is 100% a civilian controlled knife.
Weapons management in the Northern Song Dynasty showed two attitudes: loose and strict, depending on time and region.
Generally speaking, the farther back in time, the stricter the rules, and the closer to the border, the looser the rules.
In places like Sichuan, Shaanxi and Guangnan, because they do not often fight, even the regular army is not allowed to hold weapons. During normal training, wooden guns and wooden knives are used instead, and only when there is a war can they apply for weapons.
In Hebei and the northwest, it was completely different. Soldiers could take their weapons home because they had to be on guard against enemy troops going south. Even in autumn, the season when wars are most common, the government would issue weapons and armor to the strong men who could protect the armor.
During the Huizong period of the Song Dynasty, due to frequent uprisings, the management of weapons was the strictest.
At first, in order to save money, non-governmental organizations were allowed to organize bow and arrow societies, and the people purchased and trained their own bows and arrows. Gradually, all bow and arrow societies were banned, and no one was allowed to keep bows and arrows privately.
After the Fangla Uprising, people in the Jiangnan area were not even allowed to hold simple knives, let alone other weapons.
"Hurry up and get everyone down the mountain!"
Zhang Guangdao urged anxiously, Brother Yao's son was still down the mountain.
Lao Gu's son was also at the foot of the mountain. He was also very anxious. He went to nearby teahouses and kicked every door.
After gathering more than 20 strong men, Lao Gu couldn't wait any longer, so he hurried down the mountain with only these people.
Encountering many villagers on the way, Lao Gu ordered the young men to join the team. But no one listened to him at all. Everyone just wanted to escape. After running for half a quarter of an hour, only three brave people dared to fight back with him to protect their property.
After walking for a while, they met Ju Ming.
"Dad," Zhu Ming finally stopped calling Dean Zhu, "you guys will go up the mountain first. After calming down the villagers' emotions, we will organize them to pick up weapons. I will go down first to see the situation."
Zhu Guoxiang hesitated slightly and said: "Be careful, if something goes wrong, run away."
"I'm not stupid." Zhu Ming smiled.
Counting Zhu Ming, Zhang Guangdao, and Bai Sheng, there were a total of twenty-eight people who came down the mountain.
Hurrying slowly, I bumped into a few Bai family servants first.
These slaves are the fastest runners. They just want to save their lives and leave their masters behind.
Lao Gu asked a few casual questions and hurried downstairs.
"Kill Bai Zongwang!"
"Kill Bai Zongwang!"
The bandit leaders led their followers and chased after the Bai family.
Li Hanzhang's original plan was to use his wealth to delay the bandits, and then rush out of the mansion into the mountains. If the bandits came after him, let the old, weak, women and children go first, and then choose a suitable place and organize the young and strong to intercept them.
Although the plan is good, it forgets the human heart.
The housekeepers and tea households were young and strong, and they could still unite and fight hard when they were trapped in the mansion, but they became distraught after they rushed out of the mansion.
Those who have family around them only care about protecting them and running away.
Those who have family members in the mountains just want to go to the mountains as soon as possible to reunite with their families.
They all ran away in a swarm, and then they collapsed. Not to mention Li Hanzhang, even Lao Bai, a member of the Communist Party of China, couldn't stop drinking.
Bandits are a mob, and so are the young men in the village.
Some old, weak, women and children could not run fast and were gradually overtaken by the bandits.
Yang Jun raised his knife and cut down one person, yelling: "Get out of the way, don't get in the way!"
Some smart women jumped into the wheat fields with their children in their arms to escape, making way for the bandits. More and more people learned to do this, and no longer just entered the mountains, but fled in all directions.
Yang Jun did not chase them and rushed forward. His target was only Lao Bai.
However, when Lao Gu met a few strong men from the tea household who were running away, he immediately scolded them: "You eggless bird man, don't run away, just follow me and kill him back!"
Lao Gu seemed to have quite a lot of authority. Under his scolding, those strong men actually stopped running away.
After walking for more than ten steps, we finally met Lao Bai.
Bai Dalang and Bai Sanlang were out of breath from exhaustion, so they asked two loyal servants to carry Lao Yuanwai and Mrs. Bai on their backs.
Member Lao Bai was originally in panic, but when he saw Lao Gu, he felt relieved: "It'll be good if you come."
The bandit was already approaching, so Lao Gu raised his eyebrow-tip knife and said, "Anyone with eggs, follow me to kill the bandit!"
Yang Jun saw many shadows coming under the moonlight, and he also shouted: "Get ready!"
The so-called setting up a battle formation was because the village road was too narrow, so the leaders were asked to take their men and go to the dry fields beside the road to spread out their troops.
The bandits also practiced forming formations, but they had forgotten all about them at this moment, and scattered in the dry fields and rushed forward in a swarm.
It's exactly the same here in Lao Gu.
Rookies pecking each other!
Ju Ming got on his horse and did not charge immediately. After traveling through time, although his strength became stronger, his physique improved, and his reflexes became more agile, he still didn't know how to fight.
In a newly harvested wheat field, Ju Ming rode around on horseback.
His riding skills are not good either. He has just started practicing and must choose the best time to do it.