Tie Mo has always had a sympathetic attitude towards the hungry people. However, he shows no mercy towards those who kill innocent people indiscriminately without caring about others.
The embankment was still being dug, and he didn't know how many thieves were hiding nearby, so Tie Mo didn't act rashly. Instead, he asked Li Wanqing and Ruan Sangou to lead people over to get a clear picture of the nearby terrain and situation.
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Just in case, a fast horse was sent to Yangqu to notify Hou Shilu.
After everything was prepared, Tie Mo asked his men to slowly narrow the encirclement. According to the investigation results of Li Wanqing and Ruan Sangou, there were about 200 bandits hidden near the small village.
However, in the north of Yangqu, on a relatively high ground, a band of several thousand rebels was stationed. The leader was none other than Gao Yingxiang, another so-called leader of the rebel army.
Gao Yingxiang's troops are very close to the Blackwater River embankment, so they can only fight quickly. Once Gao Yingxiang reacts and leads troops to rush for reinforcements, with the few men and horses in Tiemo's hands, he will have to run for his life.
Escape, you will definitely not be able to escape far, unless you throw away all the supplies of more than ten cars.
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The sun was exposed to the scorching sun, and the grass was a little wilted, as if it was avoiding the strong sunlight. Tie Mo lay down in the grass and closely observed the situation of the embankment.
Judging from the progress of the excavation, the Blackwater River will be dug out in another quarter of an hour, so we must start as soon as possible.
"Old Liu, take your people to the west side of the embankment and hide. Remember, your mission is to block all intersections on the west side and don't let any enemy go. If Gao Yingxiang knows the situation here, we will have to wait for death.
Already."
"Tie Shouwei, don't worry, my subordinates know. Let Wan Qing stay with you. His archery skills are superb and will be of great use!"
"OK!"
Liu Guoneng led his men quietly around to the west side of the embankment. The people accompanying him were all cautious, for fear of alarming the bandits on the embankment.
Seeing Liu Guoneng's troops disappearing into the poplar forest in the distance, Tie Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wan Qing, have you seen that tall and thin guy standing in the shade? This guy should be a leader. Are you sure you can shoot him?"
Li Wanqing visually measured the distance, stretched out his fingers to feel the wind direction, and then nodded and said, "It should be no problem."
"That's good, you shoot the arrow, your arrow is the signal!"
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Under the big elm tree, Luo Rixiang stepped on a wooden stake and held a piece of watermelon in one hand, eating it while cursing constantly.
"This damn weather can make people dry, and they actually want to dig a dike here. If Niu Jinxing talks, we have to risk our lives. The Blackwater River will burst its dike soon, and whether we can go back is still a question.
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"Hey, Brother Luo, Master Lei can't help it. Our new recruit must make some contributions."
Luo Rixiang spit out the watermelon seeds, puffed up his cheeks and rolled his eyes: "Of course I know this, but Mr. Lei is not here. Hey, he is... um... what is that?"
Luo Rixiang suddenly stood up, his pupils shrank, and soon a chill ran down his back. The watermelon in his hand fell to the ground, and he turned sideways to hide. Unfortunately, it was already too late. He only heard a pop, and Luo Rixiang's thin body moved towards him.
Then he fell down, and a wolf-fang arrow was nailed hard on his forehead.
A wolf-fang arrow was fired, and then the killing sound rang out, and Tie Mo led his men straight towards the embankment.
Bang bang bang, there was a burst of gunfire, and the bandit soldiers who were still in a daze on the embankment suddenly fell to the ground.
"It's officers and soldiers, motherfuckers, brothers, copycat guys, fight hard..."
The gunshots on the embankment soon alerted the bandits in the village. They rushed out quickly to rescue the embankment, but they ran into Ruan Sangou's ambush and were killed by surprise.
Tie Mo commanded two groups of men and horses under his command to fire volleys of rifles. The thieves on the embankment responded in a hurry without any defense. They were quickly killed and fled in a hurry without any ability to resist.
Gunshots and fighting sounds also rang out from the other side of the village. The smart bandits gave up and went back to the village and fled northwest. However, what was waiting for them was the trap that Liu Guoneng had laid long ago.
The encirclement and killing battle went very smoothly. In just half an hour, the battle was coming to an end.
Most of the bandits were killed, and only a small number became prisoners. Tie Mo had no good impression of these prisoners.
"You all came from poor backgrounds, and you rebelled just to have food to eat and to survive. I don't blame you for this, but you actually want to dig a dike. How could you do such a shameless thing? You deserve to live!"
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The knife in Tie Mo's hand was dripping with blood, and the captives had seen him killing people with their own eyes. At this time, all of them were trembling with fear.
One person almost lay on the ground, begging for mercy with tears streaming down his face: "This military master, it's all the fault of Niu Jinxing, this is all his idea, we are just following orders..."
"Niu Jinxing?" Tie Mo sighed secretly, no wonder, it turned out to be Niu Jinxing's idea.
Niu Jinxing, you have really wasted your years of studying sages and sages, and when you do things, you are simply worse than an animal.
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Tianyang Town in the north of Yangqu was stationed with a large number of soldiers and horses. Now the entire Tianyang Town has almost become a military town.
Gao Yingxiang chose to station his troops here after careful consideration. Tianyang Town is very close to the Heishui River and has the highest terrain.
By stationing in Tianyang Town, you can not only avoid the incoming flood, but you can also attack Yangqu City and kill the officers and soldiers later.
Gao Yingxiang has great confidence in this battle, because manpower cannot resist natural disasters such as water, fire, and fire. The Xuanfu and Datongfu border troops have strong fighting capabilities, so what? Under the flood, they are no different from ordinary people.
Perhaps because victory was in sight, Gao Yingxiang was in a good mood, drinking some wine and tasting a few dishes.
There was also a short-bearded man in a green shirt sitting in the room. He half-squinted his eyes and kept looking at his knees with his right index finger.
"Mr. Niu, don't you want to eat some?"
Niu Jinxing slowly opened her eyes and shook her head slightly, "No appetite, King Chuang, what time is it now?"
"It should be almost time!"
"Wei Shi?" Niu Jinxing frowned, and his face suddenly changed, "No, according to the plan, the Blackwater River should have burst its banks by now, but I haven't heard from the spies yet. Something happened there.
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"Something happened? It shouldn't happen, right? I think those kids are lazy, and it will happen after a while."
"This... King Chuang, it's safest if no one goes to investigate the situation!"
Gao Yingxiang thought for a while, put down his chopsticks and called the guard outside to come in, but before he could explain the matter, a man stumbled in.
This person is none other than the former second master of Yehuling, Guan Leiren.
"King Chuang, it's not good...Lei sent a signal just now to ask about the progress, but Luo Rixiang didn't respond at all..."
"What?"
Gao Yingxiang's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stood up and said, "Notify all departments to go to the Blackwater River Embankment immediately."
Gao Yingxiang's troops left Tianyang Town, and at this time Li Jiasheng's troops were also heading towards the Heishui River.