The dead and wounded lay on the official road one mile north of Xiaoguanpu, and there were miserable screams everywhere. Wu Dacai was sweating profusely, lying on the ground panting, and the figure next to him squirmed. Wu Dacai picked up the spear on the ground, grabbed it and approached
Where the gun tip was, he stabbed the man in the waist.
There was not much strength, and the accuracy was not enough. He only wiped off a little flesh on the man's waist. Wu Tachai breathed heavily for a moment, crawled to the man's side, held the barrel of the gun in both hands, and stabbed the heart with all his strength. The head of the gun pierced with a pop.
Going in, the man shook a bit and finally stopped moving.
Wu Tac-choi's whole body was limp, and he lay on his back on the ground. Even with his eyes closed, it was bright. The sun was scorching the earth in the sky, and the air was filled with a thick smell of blood. There were people moaning around him. Most of them were trampled by the bandits themselves. Wu Tac-choi also
There is no time to take care of it. If a bandit comes at this time, he can easily kill him.
He fought all the way from the ambush place to here. He couldn't count how many times he was stabbed, and he didn't know if he was killed or not. He didn't know why he was lying on the ground. His memory in the middle was blurry.
Wu Tachai felt his mouth was dry. From the time he found the bandits to now, he had never thought about drinking water. He reached out and touched his waist. The coconut scoop was nowhere to be found. He wanted to go to the field to drink water. He didn't have the strength for a while.
I had to give up the plan.
After lying for a moment in a daze, he heard a low roar nearby. Wu Dacai got up with difficulty, propped up an arm and looked around. Not far in front, he saw a man wearing the Bai Gua waving something.
, the movements are a bit difficult.
Wu Tac-choi regained a little strength, and his thirst became stronger.
He looked around blankly on the ground, and finally his eyes fell on the man he had just killed. Because he was so close, this was the first time he took a serious look at the face of the bandit since the war started. That man was probably less than thirty years old.
, eyes rolled slightly, mouth half-opened, as if a scream was not finished before life disappeared.
He wore a tattered shirt on his upper body. The right side of his shirt was spread out on the ground, half of his body was completely exposed, and black-red blood was still slowly flowing out from the tip of the spear.
He looked very thin, with rows of ribs exposed. There were marks on his shoulders from the wear of the pole. On his feet was a pair of straw sandals. There was a pitchfork beside him. The forks were blunt. He was no different from other heads of the village.
, if he appears in the farmland, he is the most ordinary farmer, but when he lies on this official road, he is called a bandit.
Wu Tac-Cai stared blankly for a moment. A gourd on the outside of the body attracted him. Wu Tac-Cai lay on the body of the man and reached for the gourd. Maybe it belonged to this person.
After shaking it, there was still water inside. After struggling to pull out the stopper, Wu Tachai was about to put the mouth of the gourd in his mouth. After thinking about it, he raised it a little higher and raised his head to catch the water.
The water has been heated by the sun, but it still feels very refreshing when it enters the throat, and the splashing water makes the body feel comfortable.
The water in the gourd was quickly drained. Wu Dachai sat for a moment and felt energetic again. He stood up with difficulty and raised his hand to throw the gourd away. After a moment of hesitation, he hung the gourd on his belt.
Looking at the man's face for the last time, Wu Tachai stepped on his body, pulled out the spear, and staggered forward.
The man in front of him had just stood up, and what he was holding turned out to be a short axe. He was also walking unsteadily. After taking a few steps, he saw a crawling bandit again. The man sat directly on it and pressed his hand on his neck.
He pinned the bandit to the ground, raised his ax and struck at the back of his head.
"Cut your own hand."
Ng Tak Choi dragged his spear to his side and said listlessly. He looked up at Ng Tak Choi with a crooked face and a blank look. His head and face were covered with dense blood, and the outline of his facial features could not be seen at all. If it weren't for his asymmetry,
Ng Tak Choi's face was not so easy to recognize.
Wai Lian then lowered his head and struck two more axes. The man on the ground was completely silent. Wai Lian then stood up. The white coat on his chest was blood red, and the front of the ax in his hand was full of gaps.
With a crooked face, he raised his left hand and pointed at the official path, "There's more."
Wu Da Tsai looked around lazily, and saw that there were still sporadic bandits escaping on the official road ahead, most of them were injured and were not limping very fast.
After Wanlian said that, he ignored him and walked slowly forward, also limping, as if his left leg was injured.
Wu Tac Choi sighed and followed behind, but his legs were filled with lead and he had no strength to catch up with those people. His face was crooked and he didn't look like he could catch up.
"Stop chasing, there may be many bandits ahead!"
Wu Dacai shouted to the crooked figure from behind, this place is already one mile away from Xiaoguanpu, already in the mountains, and will soon reach the boundary of Shucheng.
"No matter how many there are, just kill a few more."
Wu Tac Choi cursed, "What's the use of killing a few more."
The crooked face continued to walk. Wu Tat-choi returned to the team not long ago. Unlike the farewell when he left, he came back with a stain. Now the whole team dislikes him.
Normally, he is most afraid of the captain, and then there is Crooked Face, because Crooked Face has become the corps commander, who happens to be in charge of him, and has a particularly fierce personality.
But today Wu Tak Choi didn't seem to be afraid of anything. He said angrily to the crooked face, "It's just the two of us here. If you leave again, I will go back and leave you to be eaten alive by the bandits."
"Go away."
He turned his head and glared with a crooked face, but did not stop walking.
Wu DaCai sighed, turned around and walked back. He saw Yao Dongshan's face, Dong Mingyuan beside him, and a group of soldiers behind him.
Yao Dongshan's body was covered in blood and mud, and he didn't know where he wiped his face with water.
Wu Tat Choi was shocked and immediately stopped and said, "I've seen Mr. Bai!"
Yao Dongshan hurried over and patted Wu Dachai on the shoulder, "If you kill a dog like a dog well, you will kill them all well."
Ng Tak Choi's shoulder was shaken by the pat. He didn't understand how Yao Dongshan could still be so strong.
Dong Mingyuan looked very tired and only nodded to Wu Tachai.
Yao Dongshan pointed at the officer and said, "What's going on ahead?"
Ng Tak Choi's fatigue was gone at this time, "Bao Bai knows that two of his subordinates are chasing here. The situation of the rogues in front is unclear. There are mountains on both sides, and they are far away from the brigade. The villain is worried that there are rogues ambushing him, so he is about to turn back to Bai.
General report."
Before Yao Dongshan could speak, Dong Mingyuan, who was standing next to him, interjected, "That's right. Military regulations say that when entering mountains and wilderness, you must march in separate groups. Sentries must be sent out on both sides in front and on the left before the large group can march."
"No more whistles."
Yao Dongshan waved his hand, "Now that all the bandits have run away, our army has ordered us to find the bandits' camp in the first round today before we can stop."
Wu Dacai hurriedly said, "The villain thought the same thing. There was no fire in the north at night, and the bandits arrived at Xiaoguanpu shortly after dawn. This means that the bandits did not march here at night, but left camp after dawn, and they must not be far away from Xiaoguanpu.
Far.
At this time, they are retreating in defeat. As long as we chase them, they will abandon the camp and run for their lives."
Yao Dongshan frowned and thought about it, then looked at Wu Dacai and said, "That makes sense."
Ng Tak Choi puffed up his chest and said loudly, "I am willing to be the vanguard. I must find the rogue camp today."
Yao Dongshan and Dong Mingyuan looked approvingly at the same time, and Yao Dongshan patted him on the shoulder again, "I can't tell that you Wu DaCai is still a good man, and your words are reasonable. Now you will act as the captain of the first team."
Dong Mingyuan hummed and pulled Yao Dongshan's sleeve to signal him to be cautious. Yao Dongshan waved his hand, "Betting is gambling. If you kill well, you can become the captain."
Wu Tat-choi's head was numb and he was speechless for a moment. Being a captain can earn more monthly salary and make it easier to get promoted, but what does being an agent mean?
Dong Mingyuan over there lowered his head and said, "Your captain has... ugh."
"What's the matter? It's a dead ball."
Yao Dongshan wiped the blood on his chest and said, "In any battle, a few captains won't die. Don't say any more. Open the way ahead and find the camp of the traitors so that we can deal with the Pangda people."
...There were horses everywhere inside and outside Xiaoguanpu. Under a small hill on the north side of the Pushe, along the terraces, there were squatting prisoners covered in mud. They had exhausted their strength in the mud of the paddy fields.
Corpses were floating everywhere in the paddy fields, and people were chasing them from time to time. There were sporadic battles on the river beach further away.
Pang Yu put down his telescope. The main battle at Beixia Pass was over, and he finally felt relaxed.
The rogue bandits seemed more like they had collapsed from fear. The cavalry in the front were quite powerful and had withstood the surprise attack of the garrison camp. However, the rear group suddenly collapsed, and the defense in front also collapsed.
This was Pang Yu's first field battle, and it was a hasty encounter, which was very different from the battles he had thought of before.
But fortunately, we won in the end, killing and capturing at least six to seven hundred people, especially a lot of war horses. The number was not calculated, but Pang Yu roughly estimated that there were about two hundred horses, which was an unexpected surprise.
Shi Kefa's banner "The Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province participated in politics and rectified the history of Anchi's army and road preparation" was approaching Xiaoguanpu. Pang Yu quickly put away his telescope and greeted him respectfully at the intersection.
The horse stopped in front of him. Shi Kefa's riding skills were acceptable. He couldn't hide his excitement after dismounting.
The faces of Pan Keda and Xu Ziqiang who were following them were not very good. Just now, Pang Yu led people to block the road, preventing their troops from passing. They had to send people to go to the fields from the houses. The speed in the paddy fields was too slow. Waiting for them
The people arrived, and almost all the living horses were pulled away. They only grabbed some heads, but the heads of ordinary bandits were worthless, and were far less valuable than war horses.
"Since last year, the rogues have not avoided the officers and soldiers. In June this year, Cao Wenzhao and Ai Wannian, the most adept warriors in the frontier army, died at the hands of the rogues. At this time of shock, General Pang defeated the enemy in one battle, which can be said to be
Turn the tide.”
Pang Yu quickly humbled himself. He hadn't seen the latest newspaper, but there were rumors along the river that Cao Wenzhao and Ai Wannian had been killed by rogue bandits.
Pang Yu didn't know who these two people were, but they sounded like they must be very powerful people, otherwise there wouldn't be rumors all over the world.
Shi Kefa could say that the bandits did not avoid the officers and soldiers. Thinking about it, most of the bandits would run away as soon as they saw the officers and soldiers. Judging from his performance at this time, his previous fear of going to war must have been influenced by the death of these two warriors.
There is a higher estimate of the combat power of the rogue bandits.
"I didn't dare to praise you, so my subordinates only briefly interrogated me. This bandit belonged to Xie Zikuai and arrived in Shucheng together with Ma Shouying. It was said that they were going to meet King Zhi in Shucheng. During the waiting period, they plundered from Xiezi Kuai to the south before coming to the north.
Xiaguan."
Shi Kefa said, "Then what will they do from now on? Will they jointly attack Tongcheng?"
"I haven't asked yet. The battle is still going on at this time. I plan to break through the Scorpion block camp and continue the attack in the direction of Shucheng tomorrow."
Xu Ziqiang, who was behind, planned coldly, "After Xiaoguanpu, you will reach Shucheng, which is under the jurisdiction of Governor Fengyang. If we trespass into Xinjiang without authorization, it might not be appropriate if we ruin the Governor's plan of encirclement and suppression."
Pang Yu knew that Xu Ziqiang was also dissatisfied with him, but he was just a visiting general. Even if he was dissatisfied, there was nothing he could do against Pang Yu. Now that he had won a great victory over Beixiaguan, as long as Shi Kefa was satisfied, others would not matter.
But Shi Kefa was hesitant. He glanced at Xu Ziqiang and said, "What Governor Xu said is the truth. Governor Cao has his own plans and may be encircling and suppressing these bandits."
Pang Yu had a headache. He had a big victory in hand at this time, but it would be better to capture more. The garrison camp suffered a lot of casualties this time, and the pension money was indispensable, and the equipment losses were also huge.
The supplies that Shi Kefa could provide were limited, and the bandits looted along the way and robbed a lot of gold and silver, and they did not need to buy it. Most of the gold and silver were used to bribe officers and soldiers, and there was definitely no shortage in the camp.
The other thing is to catch the scorpion block, whether alive or dead.
After all, judging from the newspaper, the imperial court was most concerned about giant bandits.
However, Pang Yu already knew how to impress Shi Kefa and thought about it immediately, "I understand your concerns, but the bandits robbed the people of Tongcheng in Xiaoguanpu. Your parents are Anqing parents. I should relieve your worries and just go to rescue these people.
We will never go deep into the boundaries of Shucheng County."
Shi Kefa frowned and thought for a long time, and Pang Yu could see that he had a lot of inner drama.
"That's as far as the Scorpion Block Camp."
"I obey my orders."
Shi Kefa settled the matter, stepped forward and said, "I want to personally interrogate the resurrected bandit Kuiqu."
Pang Yu quickly recruited a few soldiers and asked them to pick up the prisoners. After giving the instructions, he called the secretary-in-charge.
"Secretary General Hou, please immediately write a report on the victory at Beixia Pass. After you finish writing, give it to me for review."
The waiter was stunned for a moment, "Sir, what this report means is to report the details to the governor's Yamen?"
"It has nothing to do with Shenxiang. It just describes the process of our victory. It doesn't have to be as exhaustive as Shenxiang."
Pang Yu thought about it and then said, "It mainly writes about the power of the Anqing garrison. It is for the Times. It must make people feel that our Anqing camp is invincible after reading it."