Wu Tac-choi strode along the official road, his legs and feet no longer felt pain, and his whole body was full of strength.
Yao Dongshan was gathering his troops, but he was far behind in the first game, and he was surrounded by only five people from the first team who could still move.
I turned around and looked, and saw that I was still limping with a crooked face.
"Crooked face, captain, five more dollars or one tael more?"
The crooked face was replaced with a short spear, which could be used as a walking stick. The blood-stained ax was stuck on his waist [Biquge www.biquger.vip], and he didn't say anything.
The dull voice behind said, "It should be one or two more."
Crooked Face turned his head and cursed at this moment, "You are the captain and the money is so easy to get. The captain will cut off half of his head and give his life in exchange for it. You picked it up from the ground instead of what fell from the sky."
Several people were silent, and the fight was chaotic. No one saw how the captain died, but now that Wu Tac-choi has been promoted to acting captain, the old captain must be dead.
We all stayed together in the military camp for a few months. It was short or long. Among them, Crooked Face and the captain were the best. When we rushed out, we followed the captain. He probably watched the captain die. Now he is facing no one.
Good face.
Ng Tak-choi joined the Chinese Army in the middle, and he didn't have a long friendship with the captain. At first, he always targeted Ng Tak-choi.
So I gave up the plan after trying several times without squeezing out tears.
While thinking about it in his mind, he was thinking about how much money he could earn in a year after being promoted to captain.
Just after turning a corner, Wu Tac Choi was still distracted and didn't notice some white things on the road.
"Silver! Pick it up on the ground!"
The stupid man exclaimed, and several of his men quickly passed Wu Tac Choi and rushed to the road ahead. At this time, Wu Tac Choi came back to his senses and saw that there were large and small silver ingots scattered on the ground, and occasionally jewelry, all the way to the road ahead.
extend.
Several people even lost their weapons and were busy stuffing silver ingots into their clothes, but the hems of their white coats were not tied up. The stupid man quickly took out his belt and tied his white coat into his trousers.
Before he could greet his subordinates, there was a scream from the official road ahead. Wu Dacai raised his eyes a little. Both sides of the road were full of shacks. Thousands of people were fleeing in panic. A woman was supporting an old man more than ten steps away.
The official said, followed by two children. When they saw Wu Tachai and others, they were so frightened that they immediately collapsed on the ground.
Others nearby also saw Wu Tat Choi and others. Although they were not officers and soldiers, their clothes were mostly those worn by local regiments. In fright, they scrambled to grab the official road and fled.
Wu Tat Choi was at a loss where he was. He was a farmer a few months ago and had seen so many people there. He didn't know what to do.
With a crooked face and without saying a word, he pulled out the ax from his waist and caught up with the collapsed family. Ignoring the woman's cries, he began to chop at them.
Blood splattered everywhere again, and the two children screamed and cried.
Wu DaCai trembled. Military regulations clearly stated that civilians should not be killed indiscriminately, but it was unclear whether the people in front of him were civilians or enemies. He did not dare to care about the crooked face. He strode over and beat a few people on the ground with a spear pole, while cursing.
He said, "Military regulations are strict. If anyone dares to take money privately, I will kill you first."
The stupid man shouted while picking up the silver, "Even if it is given to Pang Pang, someone will still pick it up."
Wu DaCai was stunned. He didn't expect that an idiot could say such reasonable things. You can't just throw money on the ground. It would be bad if it was taken away by those visiting soldiers.
"You, go back and send a message to Master Yao, saying that you have found the camp, there is money everywhere, and ask him to send someone quickly."
The stupid man was holding more than ten pieces of silver on the ground and was motionless. Wu Tat-choi hit him on the back with a round club, which made the stupid man tremble as if he was electrocuted. He quickly dropped the silver and ran away.
"Others, follow me. You are going to pick up the money right now. If you don't listen to Mr. Jiang, the bandits will throw away the money to deceive people. When they come back, you don't even have a knife. Pick up the spear!"
Wu Tat Choi kicked and beat him all the way, and several of his men couldn't stand it anymore, so they lost their money and picked up weapons again.
"Drive these people down the official road and block the road in front."
Wu DaCai ignored his crooked face and hurried forward with three people. Various household items were scattered on the road. There were all kinds of people left here, mostly old and weak, women and children, and there were also many men. But there were no
No one dares to fight them with any weapons.
The official road was full of screams. Wu DaCai and the four of them were like the bow of a boat breaking through the water. Wherever they went, people left the official road one after another. The road in this river valley was extremely chaotic.
The four of them ran very fast. The old and weak people who fled could not compare with them. Most of them were left behind. They arrived at a narrow place in the valley. There was a river on the side of the road. There were also many silver ingots discarded here. On the road ahead
If not, Ng Tak Choi gasped and stopped.
Four garrison soldiers blocked the road, and three to four thousand followers were wailing in the valley, but no one dared to attack the four men's defense line.
"Old Wu... no, Captain Wu, we can't stop him."
The voice of a spearman next to him trembled, and his spear kept shaking. Wu Dacai felt his mouth was dry. Someone was continuing to escape on the official road to the north. He had no time to pay attention to it. There were people everywhere. Just the thousands of old and weak people in front of him were desperately trying.
If so, the four of them will be torn to pieces.
Wu Tachai took a sip of saliva and swallowed it, "We are not allowed to withdraw, they don't dare to come."
There was chaos in the river valley, and many people fled towards the mountains on both sides, but the dense woods made it difficult for them to move, and no one really came to attack this weak line of defense.
But several people were still extremely nervous. Wu Tachai gave a loud encouragement, turned around and saw that several of his men were paying attention to the south. With a movement of their feet, they kicked several large silver ingots down the official road and fell into the river.
...At dusk, Pang Yu stood on the official road five miles north of Xiaoguanpu. The valleys on both sides were dotted with shacks and all kinds of household items and clothes were thrown everywhere.
Escape.
More than 300 soldiers from the garrison camp chased the captured people and drove them to the official road.
Because he was afraid that Pan Keda and Xu Ziqiang would steal his heads and horses, Pang Yu stayed in Xiaoguanpu for a long time. Many bandits who escaped across the river were not pursued and killed, just to collect the loot in the Beixiaguan Basin.
After Shi Kefa arrived at Xiaoguanpu, it became even more chaotic. Because Shi Kefa arrived, Pang Yu did not dare to block the main road. Xu Ziqiang's men entered the basin from the official road. They were large in number and snatched heads and weapons everywhere. Later, Pan Keda's men also
Join it.
Pang Yu had only a small number of men, and he had to pursue and defend against the bandits' counterattack at Xiaoguanpu. He was unable to capture Xu Ziqiang. Dozens of horses on the river beach were robbed and taken away, and the number of heads and prisoners was countless.
After some innuendo with Shi Kefa, Shi Kefa seemed unwilling to care about these guest troops.
At this time, after receiving the report from Yao Dongshan ahead, Pang Yu assessed the situation and decisively gave up the fight for Beixia Pass. He hurriedly gathered four hundred general bureaus and rushed to the rogue camp.
Turning around and taking a look, Wang Zenglu and Yao Dongshan were standing beside him. Wang Zenglu had a gloomy face, and Yao Dongshan had blood stains on his face. There was a bloody white cloth wrapped around his arm, but his expression was quite proud.
In today's battle, Wang Zenglu was responsible for the frontal attack. The second round suffered the greatest losses, with more than half of the casualties already suffered, and the largest number of deserters. However, it was Yao Dongshan's first round that finally defeated the rogue bandits.
However, Yao Dongshan's losses in the first game were not small, because it was too chaotic after the assault, and he was asked to attack the bandit camp in the first game. So far, there is no statistics on the number of casualties. It is known that at least two captains were killed.
But at least he defeated the rogue bandits, so Yao Dongshan was quite proud.
"How did Zenglu think this battle went?"
Wang Zenglu coughed and said, "My subordinates feel that they have been beaten blindly. Thousands of rogues are already within five miles. Thousands of our officers and soldiers have no idea about this."
"That makes sense."
Pang Yu nodded and said, "We and the bandits are not like armies, but like common people fighting in the countryside.
If it weren't for the unexpected attack, our garrison camp might not be a match for Scorpion Chuan. Not in a terrain like Beixiaguan, Scorpion Chuan would at least be able to escape unscathed."
Wang Zenglu said again, "After defeating the bandits, you should immediately pursue the bandits. There will be far fewer bandits running away."
Pang Yu hummed, what Wang Zenglu said was right, but it was hard to explain at this time. Wang Zenglu had been in front, and he didn't know about the entanglement with Xu Ziqiang and Pan Keda later. If he had pursued the bandits at that time, I'm afraid the horses would have been killed.
People have robbed them all.
The garrison camp not only had to deal with rogue bandits, but also had to deal with two friendly troops.
Judging from the silver scattered on the road, he probably missed the opportunity to grab the silver by robbing the horse. Most of the silver should have been taken away by the rogue bandits.
If Ng Tak Choi hadn't blocked the road, all these followers would have run away.
"After returning to Tongcheng, we will review the battle and summarize the gains and losses. First, each bureau will review it, and then the Central Military Department will review it."
Wang Zenglu asked hesitantly, "What is a review?"
"You will know then."
Pang Yu glanced at the chaotic river, "It's getting late now. Each bureau will deploy defenses and deal with the people in front of them first."
Yao Dongshan said in a dull voice, "There are bandits on both sides, so why not kill them all together?"
Pang Yu shook his head. Although there were men among these prisoners, they were mostly women, children and old people. They did not look like bandits at all. Several of the men he interrogated spoke with Nanzhili and Shucheng accents. Most of them had been kidnapped recently.
That's why those old bandits abandoned them mercilessly.
Pang Ding remained silent and couldn't help but said, "Why don't we wait until Shidaotai comes."
"Shi Daotai said he won't cross the Tongcheng border, so he won't come here."
"Then... Sir, we can't afford to support these many people, so we might as well let them go on their own."
"If you leave alone, half of you will die on the way home. You will have no food and clothing when you return home. In the end, you will inevitably starve to death or become a thief."
Pang Yu rubbed his forehead and smiled and said, "There are always some useful people with so many hands and feet. You can lead people to interrogate overnight. If you speak with the accent of Nanzhili or southern Henan, you have worked as a blacksmith, bamboo maker, carpenter, horseman, or banker."
…Anyone who has a craft or can read and do math will stay.”