The most abundant items in the warehouse are grain and the even more precious salt.
The bandits kept taking them and put them directly into the boxes they carried with them. One person could pick two big boxes and take them away.
Ma Cheng was a careful person. While directing his men to hit the target, he also sent people to stand guard.
"Hurry up, hurry up...all of them are clumsy!" Ma Cheng scolded his men.
But no matter how fast they move, loading and moving things still takes time.
At this moment, the man on guard shouted in panic: "Brother, come and see...the officers and soldiers are back!"
Upon hearing this, the bandits in the yard froze, and then picked up the guy as quickly as possible.
"Don't panic, don't panic!"
After Ma Cheng warned everyone, he quickly climbed up to the roof and looked in the direction pointed by his men.
Sure enough, there was a team in the distance, almost a mile away, but it was Qin Hao and his party who returned.
According to past rules, it would take at least half an hour for this team to come back after going out. Why did they come back so early today?
Thinking of this, Ma Cheng suddenly became angry and secretly cursed himself for being so unlucky.
At this time, the little guy on the side said: "Brother, let's run away quickly!"
Someone immediately retorted: "Isn't it a waste of time?"
"The truth was leaked today, and we will definitely be more vigilant in the future, so we won't have the chance to come back again!"
"Otherwise, you can just take as much as you can with you, and it won't be a wasted trip!"
"We can't run far if we bring something with us!"
The subordinates were all talking, making Ma Chengxin even more confused.
Looking at the officers and soldiers approaching on foot in the distance, Ma Cheng had a bold idea in his mind.
"Brother, please say something!"
Looking at his men, Ma Cheng said with a gloomy face: "Brothers, there are only twelve of them, do you dare to fight with me?"
Although Ma Cheng didn't say it clearly, everyone already knew what he meant.
"Brother, we brothers will do whatever you say!"
This group of people, that one is not a desperado, is naturally surprisingly courageous.
"Okay, brothers...then let's kill those officers and soldiers!"
Immediately, Ma Cheng arranged for his men to ambush on both sides of the courtyard. At the same time, he also restored the outside of the courtyard gate so that no one would be found entering without paying attention.
"There are twelve of them. As long as we kill four or five first, we can kill them all!" Ma Cheng said with certainty.
"There must be no movement for a while, otherwise we will be the ones who die!"
An ambush has been prepared here, but on the other side, Qin Hao and his party are slowly approaching.
Under normal circumstances, they should stay outside for at least an hour.
But Zhang Ersheng didn't sleep well last night, so after confirming that there was nothing abnormal in Bahe, he gathered everyone and returned.
Qin Hao originally resisted in his heart, but couldn't bear Zhang Ersheng's persuasion, so he followed him back.
But in fact, Qin Hao also knew very well that there was no point in wandering around for an extra hour. After all, the area had been searched dozens of times.
While walking on the road, Qin Hao's mind drifted to Yuan County. The palace was sending a large army to conquer Yuan County.
Qin Hao is a restless person, and he is eager to be rewarded for his meritorious service, so he hopes to be transferred to Yuan County.
So today's life is very painful for Qin Hao.
But fortunately, this kind of life will not last too long. When he returns to Yuanyang next time, he will at least be promoted to the general flag, and then he will be sent to the front line.
Qin Hao's only worry is that if he is born as a general banner and Yang Qing is promoted to a hundred households, then he will be a failure.
"We're here, let's go back and have a drink of water and prepare lunch for them!"
Outside the main entrance of the courtyard, Zhang Ersheng's relaxed words rang out. It could be seen that he was very relaxed now.
At this moment, inside the gate, the ambushed gangsters had already tightened their weapons, with ferocious looks in their eyes.
There was a creak, and two soldiers entered first. They opened the door first and entered.
Following closely behind were Zhang Ersheng and several other soldiers. Qin Hao walked last because he was thinking about something.
They were indeed a little careless. After entering the gate, they walked straight ahead without even noticing that there was an ambush on both sides.
To be on the safe side, Ma Cheng only waited until five people came in, then shouted: "Kill them to death!"
Qin Hao and his party are half inside and half outside. This is indeed the best time to take action, similar to "half-crossing and attacking".
The ambush was very effective. The three soldiers who entered the door first were killed on the spot.
The remaining two people were chased and beaten outside.
"Kill out..." Ma Cheng yelled.
After seizing the opportunity, if they want to take advantage of their numbers, they must go to a wider area.
Everyone rushed out in succession, and Zhang Ersheng, who was in front, quickly retreated, his eyes filled with fear.
He never imagined that there would be so many people ambushing him in the yard.
"You bastards, do you know who we are?"
At this moment, Qin Hao from behind had already entered the battle group and dragged out Zhang Ershen who had been stabbed several times.
If it weren't for the protection of the bamboo armor, Zhang Ersheng would have hiccupped at this moment. Even so, Zhang Ersheng also suffered external injuries, and blood was pouring out of his body at this moment.
More than twenty people rushed out of the courtyard. Even though Qin Hao had been upgraded by Zhao Yanxun, he did not dare to say that he could turn defeat into victory at this moment.
"Form up!" Qin Hao shouted loudly.
At this moment, there were still seven soldiers resisting. After hearing Qin Hao's order, they all gathered towards Qin Hao.
The combined attack tactics that have been practiced repeatedly have already anticipated the loss of personnel in advance, so the seven people also have a special formation.
Seven people formed a formation and finally stabilized the formation in front of them, but it was just a small boat in the big waves and could be overturned at any time.
"retreat……"
The soldiers covered each other and then retreated back, while Ma Cheng led his men to press forward step by step.
"They can't hold out for long, so attack... surround them and attack them!"
If they are really surrounded, they will only end up being annihilated, so at this moment Zhang Ersheng roared: "Hurry up and break out of the encirclement, otherwise you will die!"
Qin Hao knew this truth, but he had to consider that after breaking out, they would fight independently, or they might be wiped out.
"Do you know that we are from Prince Yong's Mansion? If you attack us...are you not afraid of death?"
Qin Hao received no response to his previous question, but now he heard Ma Chengdao: "As long as I kill you all, no one will know about this!"
At this time, Ma Cheng already had a good chance of winning, so he was willing to answer.
"Each of us breaks out..."
Qin Hao finally made a decision. Since the other party wanted to silence him, he would die if he continued to support him, so running for his own life would give him a chance.
Following Qin Hao's order, the soldiers turned around and fled in all directions without stopping for too long.
Zhang Ersheng was injured, and Qin Hao could only help him escape.
Seeing Qin Hao and Qin Hao escaping for more than ten steps, Ma Cheng ordered his subordinates: "Leave ten people behind, chase the rest, and leave no one alive!"
The bandits divided into several groups and followed the fleeing soldiers. Ma Cheng personally followed Qin Hao with his men.