The moon hung in the sky, illuminating dozens of miles around Bangyuan Cave like daylight. The thieves in Bangyuan Cave felt relieved.
A murderous night with a dark moon and high winds.
On such a clear night, with everything in sight, no one can escape their bright gaze.
The mountains and woods, under the moonlight, look even darker and more hidden in the areas that cannot be illuminated, as if they are in another world. Only when the mountain wind blows, you can see the trees swaying and making shadows.
After the third watch, the defenders on guard at each watchtower let out a long yawn. Although the snow had stopped, the cold wind in the mountains was still as biting as a sharp knife.
The guards on guard duty just thought that time would pass quickly and someone would come to take over the shift, so that they could hide in the wooden house to warm themselves by the fire, then get into the warm bed and have a good sleep.
Black shadows moved forward quietly under the cover of the shadows of the woods and mountains, and the vegetation blown by the mountain wind. They were very patient, like a group of well-trained wolves, led by the alpha wolf,
Seize every opportunity and approach Bangyuan Cave Village little by little.
The night was still so quiet, and from time to time a few birds chirping came from somewhere, exactly as usual.
The rebel sentry stood on a high sentry tower, looking at the surrounding scene, as if a gray ink landscape painting unfolded before his eyes. However, these scenes were familiar to him, and they could not arouse the slightest movement in his heart.
He was leaning against the wooden pillar of the sentry tower, looking lazy and lifeless, as if his body and soul had already drifted away to the shift break time that would take place an hour later.
I don’t know what he is thinking about at this moment. Maybe he is thinking about his old parents, wife and children at home, or maybe he is thinking about following the Holy Gong Fangla, succeeding in everything, and enjoying all the glory and wealth in the future.
Before he could decide whose daughter his fourth concubine would marry, an arrow came out of the night silently and pierced his throat.
The sentry covered his throat with both hands and was shaking incessantly, like a frog whose throat was blocked, unable to utter even half a word.
Like monkeys, the two officers and soldiers climbed up the sentry tower easily and quickly, and stabbed the sentry in the dying struggle, ending his suffering.
After the guard tower where abnormalities were easiest to detect was taken over, the officers and soldiers acted more boldly. Hundreds of black night owls silently crossed the low wall and entered the village.
Han Shizhong and Wu Jie led a task force of 300 people - each person had two muskets, two steel knives, a dagger, as well as several crossbows and grenades, and reached Bangyuan Cave from another way.
entrance of the cave.
Everything is ready in silence.
"Poof!" A flare flew up into the sky, and then slowly drifted down in the air. It glowed red, like a lantern, illuminating Bangyuan Cave Village.
The thieves who were on duty at night raised their heads, half-opened their mouths, and stared blankly at the lantern floating over their heads. Being part of a ragtag group of people, they had no time at all, or did not realize what this meant.
The officers and soldiers lurking in the darkness stood up one after another.
Some of them fired several muskets at the sentry at the same time, beating him to a bloody gourd at a loss.
Some lined up in platoons at the door of the barracks, pointing their guns at the door. Several grenadiers walked to the window, and their companions smashed open the wooden window with a hammer. The grenadiers fired all the smoking grenades.
Throw it in.
"Boom——!" There was a loud noise, and a big hole was opened in the roof of the camp. Black smoke came out from the windows and the big hole. Then the thieves were awakened and ran out of the door in panic - black gunpowder,
The power is always unsatisfactory.
"Fire!" Rows of muskets opened fire, raining lead bullets hit the thieves' bodies, causing bloody flowers to bloom one after another.
The officers and soldiers who had finished firing swarmed up and faced the thieves who were blocked at the door and whose footing was not stable. They directly stabbed the thieves' chests with their bayonets. The bone-cold bayonets stabbed the thieves' chests. They felt a chill in their chests for a moment and a half.
You won't feel any pain.
When the bayonet was pulled out and blood flowed out like spring water, unable to hold it back, the thieves felt the heartbreaking pain. They lay on the ground, covering their wounds and crying feebly for their fathers and mothers.
The officers and soldiers showed no mercy to them and continued to charge forward with their guns and bayonets still dripping with blood.
The cottage was full of explosions, gunshots, and screams. The sound suddenly woke up Fang La, who was sleeping soundly.
He quickly woke up Shao and Fang Bo, and handed a prepared baggage to Shao.
"It contains the money I prepared and a list of hidden stakes I planted in Quanzhou, Minhai and Guangzhou, Nanhai. If anything changes, take your second brother and leave quickly, go south, and go to Jiangshan County, Quzhou first.
In Lixian Town in the south, find a Pingle shop... They will escort you down the Minhai Sea to Quanzhou..."
Shao burst into tears: "Guanren, what about you?"
"The officers and soldiers came under our noses, but they didn't notice it. There must be an ambush outside and an insider inside. I am their number one target. I don't know if I can run away, just in case."
Seeing what Shao wanted to say, Fang La said sternly: "Do you want my Fang family to have no descendants? Keep the green hills here, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood."
After that, he picked up a steel knife and led the Shaw mother and son out of the secret cave.
After walking a few steps, he bumped into Fang Tianbao, who was coming towards him. At this time, he was not wearing any standard armor, just ordinary mountain folk clothes.
Fang La frowned slightly, but before he had time to think about it, Fang Tianbao spoke.
"Uncle, the officers and soldiers have reached the stronghold. There is a traitor among us. Otherwise, how could the officers and soldiers reach such a hidden place so quickly!"
"Now is not the time to talk about this." Fang La interrupted him. Although Bangyuan Cave is secretive, there are more than a dozen people who know about it. There must be a spy among them. But the most important thing now is to figure out the situation, and then
Waiting for an opportunity to escape.
"The entrance to Bangyuan Cave is hidden, and there are many checkpoints. Officers and soldiers will not enter so quickly——"
Before Fang La could finish his words, he only heard several loud rumbling noises at the entrance of the cave. The explosions echoed in the cave, making people's ears buzz, and the torches inserted in the cave walls also swayed.
The reflection made the cave flicker with light and darkness, adding a bit of a strange and eerie atmosphere.
"Uncle, you, aunt, and Erlang go first. I'll take someone to cover you." Fang Tianbao stepped forward. His eyes glanced at the bulging package on Shao's body, and then at the panicked Fang Bo.
"Okay! Tianbao, you cover us!" Fang La said without hesitation, then took Shao Shi, Fang Bo, and two strong men, turned around and left.
Looking at their backs, a cold look flashed across Fang Tianbao's face. He gave a few instructions to his subordinates, and then led four of his confidants into another cave.
When people are far away, use muskets, and when people are close, use knives; thieves rarely use bows and crossbows, and thieves often throw grenades. Han Shizhong and Wu Jie led an advance team of 300 people and advanced very quickly. Fang La and Fang Tianbao soon broke up.
place.
"Tell me, which direction did Fang La run to?"
Han Shizhong grabbed Fang Tianbao's confidant and asked.
The man had a livid face and refused to speak.
Wu Jie made a mark on his thigh without hesitation. The man gritted his teeth and his veins appeared, but he still refused to say a word.
"Hold him down!" Wu Jie ordered. Then he searched around and found a bag of salt.
Four soldiers held down the henchman, and Wu Jie sprinkled half a bag of salt into the deep wound, then stepped on it hard with his feet.
The man screamed heart-breakingly, wishing that all his internal organs would come out and it would be over. He kept banging his head on the ground and was immediately held down by the soldiers.
"It's not that easy to die. If you don't tell me today, I will make you as happy as a god!" Wu Jie said fiercely. Then he took off a torch and stuffed it into the man's crotch.
A burning smell followed the screams.
After being tortured for half a quarter of an hour, the man couldn't bear it anymore and pointed to the cave where Fang La's family left. This chapter has been completed!
