Volume 1 Battle in the Sand Garden Chapter 71 Beishan Secret Mine
A ladle of cold water was poured on his head, and Qin Zhong suddenly woke up. As soon as he moved his body, he realized that he was tied up. The hemp rope as thick as his thumb was almost cut into his flesh. Qin Zhong shook his head violently and shook his face.
There were water drops on my body, but I felt weak all over and had a splitting headache.
"Hey, you're awake. Did you sleep well?" A joking voice came to my ears.
This was in a cave, with dim light and dirty air. Qin Zhong glanced around and judged the environment he was in.
In addition to Qin Zhong, there were two other people in the cave. Both of them had bandages on their legs and arms and were limping. At this time, Qin Zhong leaned forward and looked very excited. He seemed to be looking at the things on the chopping board.
Fish meat, enjoying the pleasure of being able to wreak havoc at will.
Qin Chong has recalled that he was careless and was knocked out by the smoke hidden in the broken sword, and he felt very upset. The tricks in the world are indeed full of tricks and it is difficult to detect them. The old ghost has given thousands of warnings, but
I still neglected to take precautions, so I fell into trouble.
Thinking about it carefully, Qin Zhong felt deeply scared. If these bandits had evil intentions and killed him with one knife, he would have reported to the Lord of Hell by now. This is a painful lesson that is related to life. Qin Zhong vowed to remember it deeply in his heart.
, never make the same mistake again.
If you underestimate the world's heroes, you will be the one who suffers in the end.
"What place is this?" Qin Zhong asked.
"Is this here? It's a mine." Someone spoke quickly and said casually.
"You're stupid? Why should you tell him?" The other person was unhappy, raised his hand and slapped his companion on the head. Xu was so anxious that he forgot that he still had injuries on his arms. Suddenly, the two of them came together
He grimaced in pain.
"How can he escape after being tied up like this?" The bandit who spilled the beans said with disdain, holding his neck.
"How stupid? Have you forgotten what the second master said?" Another person continued, "This mine must be kept secret and no one can reveal it."
"I didn't say what kind of mine it was. Who knew this was a saltpeter mine?"
"You are stupid, don't you know it when you smell it with your nose?"
"You know it if you know it. What are you afraid of? Is that bed crossbow just a decoration? Whoever dares to come and shoot his idiot."
"You are so fucking stupid. How many people can you shoot with a crossbow? There are seventy or eighty people here. Who do you shoot?"
"Where did these seventy or eighty people come from?"
"I was just making an analogy."
"It's nothing to make a wild comparison. I thought there were really so many people. Just the twenty or so of us are here. What should we do?"
...........
Qin Zhong had a strange expression on his face, looking at this and that. He couldn't hold it in any longer and couldn't help laughing.
"Why are you laughing?" they both said in unison.
"Oh, it's such a shame that you two became bandits. You should go talk cross talk."
"What is cross talk?" One person looked at Qin Zhong with confusion and asked.
"A bandit is a bandit, why bother adding the word "local"?" The other person's focus was quite different from his companion's.
Qin Zhong closed his eyes and didn't want to talk to these two bandits. Originally, he was thinking of asking the two bandits about the situation here. But now it's better. Before he can ask, you two guys?
With each word I spoke, I explained clearly what was going on in the mine.
The saltpeter mine was guarded by more than 20 people, and there was also a bed crossbow. Qin Zhong knew all about it.
At this time, Qin Chong didn't know that all the men in the village were sent here to mine. But he was a little surprised. Where did a group of bandits who dominate the mountain come from? The bed crossbow is a weapon in the army, with a long range.
Up to 800 steps. There are several in a row, which is frightening.
The bed crossbow has a far enough range and does have the advantage of long-range strike. However, it is very difficult to string it. After each launch, it has to be dragged by oxen and horses before it can be strung up again, loaded with crossbow arrows and fired. The delay in the process is too long, and a small number of Equipped with a bed crossbow, it does not pose much of a threat to charges.
If there is only one, to put it bluntly, it is really just a decoration.
However, such large weapons are extremely strictly controlled by the imperial court and will not be lost to the people, let alone appear in bandits' dens.
Nowadays, there is a bed crossbow in the bandits' den, which is enough to show that the water in this mine is very deep. It cannot be said that it is a collusion between officials and bandits, and there must be ulterior motives in it. Saltpeter can be used as medicine, but there is a bigger problem. Its purpose is to make gunpowder.
If it wasn't mined by the imperial court, who would have grown more heads? What's the purpose of making gunpowder? A few bandits don't have the guts to do so.
"Why did you arrest me here?" Qin Zhong asked again.
"Of course it's mining, otherwise no one would support you in vain," the bandit said.
"Are you in charge of the food?" Qin Zhong asked.
"Tube."
"I'm hungry." Qin Chong said with a sad face. This was the truth. He was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back.
"Want to eat? You have to work first."
"It's okay to work, but you have to untie it first, right?" Qin Zhong turned to one side and motioned to the bandit to untie the rope.
"You have a beautiful idea." The bandit curled his lips and pointed at Qin Chong's nose and said, "Want to work? Let us get revenge first."
"What grudge do you and I have?" At this moment, Qin Zhong was stunned.
"Screaming? How dare you deny it? You beat us two last night, look, look." The bandit said and stretched out his hand, which was covered with bandages, directly to Qin Chong's face. That's not all. He raised his leg again. The leg was also covered with bandages.
"Oh, it turns out it's you two." Qin Zhong remembered that in the small courtyard of the mountain village, he beat two bandits.
Speaking of revenge, the two bandits looked unkind. No matter how badly they were hurt last night, they hated Qin Zhong now. How could they not take revenge when they got the chance? One of them smiled sinisterly and stretched out his hand to grab a cloth bag next to him. As soon as he pulled it, a cry of "chichi" came out.
"Holy shit." Qin Zhong heard it, it was a mouse, and his whole body suddenly felt goosebumps.
"Hehe." Seeing Qin Zhong's expression change, the bandit laughed ferociously and tried to unbutton Qin Zhong's trouser pockets.
Damn it, these two guys were so damaged. They actually caught a bunch of mice and stuffed them into Qin Zhong's crotch. At this moment, Qin Zhong didn't dare to stretch anymore. He lifted up his chest and abdomen and pulled away suddenly, Hearing only two "bang bangs", the rope on his body suddenly broke.
Before the two of them could react, Qin Zhong had already pinned them to the ground one by one.
"Stuff a mouse in my crotch?" Qin Chong said bitterly, "I want you two to taste it first."
"Ah? No, no, please have mercy on me." After hearing this, the two of them immediately begged for mercy.
"Humph, you can't do it even if you say no? Then I'd be so embarrassed." Qin Zhong was frightened by these two guys, so naturally he wouldn't let them off lightly.
"No way." One of the bandits started to cry and said with sobs, "I'm not married yet. If I bite it off, I can't use it."
"Ha." Qin Chong was amused. He said slowly, "It's okay if you don't release the mouse. I have something to ask you, and you must answer it honestly."
"Okay, okay, okay, as long as you don't let the mice go, you can ask me anything." The bandit laughed through tears and agreed repeatedly.
"Let me ask you, who are the leaders of Black Tiger Village?"
"Two." The bandit said without thinking, holding out two fingers.
"What's it called?"
"My name is Liu Er, and his name is He Hu." the bandit said quickly.
"I didn't ask for your name." Qin Zhong rolled his eyes. It was a bit silly to talk to these two guys. "What are the names of the bosses?"
Qin Zhong asked for a long time, and his head was throbbing with depression. He never wanted to talk to these two guys again. However, he finally got a general understanding of Black Tiger Village. The first master's name is Shi Kaishi, and his name is Hao Tie Abacus. The second master is
That hexagram master, whose Taoist name is Cang Feng, is good at using poison.
The Black Tiger Village is fully equipped with no more than a hundred people, and most of them are old and weak. However, since the second leader joined last year, the Black Tiger Village has begun to train troops. According to the regulations of the Forbidden Army, various positions have been assigned. The two village leaders serve as commanders respectively.
Envoy and deputy commander.
The second master is very mysterious. No one knows where he comes from. However, the first master trusts him very much. All the affairs in the village are handled by the second master. But to be honest, the second master is really powerful. He has the Forbidden Army-style swords, guns, and even bows.
The crossbows and arrows were all brought into the stronghold.
Not long ago, the second master discovered this saltpeter mine and hired knowledgeable craftsmen to start mining it. Since he was short of manpower, he went to a nearby village to arrest people.
All the saltpeter that was mined was transported out. As for where it was sent, Liu Er did not know.
"By the way." Qin Zhong thought of another person and asked, "That man who wields the double hammer, what is his name?"
"His name is Gouzi."
"Gouzi? Is that the name?" Qin Zhong couldn't imagine how a two-meter strong man could be called Gouzi.
"His surname is Lang. After joining the gang, no one is allowed to call him by his surname." said a bandit.
"Why?" Qin Chong was quite interested in this big man.
"Gouzi is a filial son." The bandit said Gouzi. He didn't know what he thought of, and his expression suddenly became weak.
"What a filial son? Tell me." Qin Zhong said.
"Two years ago, Gouzi's sister was snatched away by a young man in the city." The two of them talked about Gouzi's past.
The Lang family is a nearby farmer, with more than ten acres of land, and a family of four. They live a relatively prosperous life. However, as the saying goes, everything is unpredictable, and people have misfortunes and misfortunes. A dandy from Fuping County wandered into the village, and it happened to be
I bumped into Gouzi's sister.
Gouzi's sister is eighteen years old. She has already been betrothed to a family and will get married in the new year. She is beautiful and has a reputation in every village.
The dandy young man got interested and touched Gouzi's sister, making fun of her in the street.
The woman from the countryside had a fierce personality, and she scratched the dandy during the fight. At this time, the dandy became angry and ordered a group of evil slaves to tie up Sister Gouzi and leave, threatening to sell her to a brothel in the city. Sister Gouzi continued
She cried and shouted, but no one dared to stop her.
Someone went to report the news to Gouzi. At that time, Gouzi was only sixteen years old, but he was also tall and strong. His strength was unmatched by anyone in the ten miles and eight villages, and his personality was also fiery. He heard that his sister had been snatched away.
, immediately chased after him.
The dandy boy was riding a carriage, and he was not going very fast on the mountain road. So it didn't take long for the dog to catch up with the carriage.
However, the dandy was restless all the way. He tied up Sister Gouzi, threw her in the carriage, and grabbed her hands. However, the resistance was fierce, and the dandy was unable to succeed for a while. Unexpectedly, Sister Gouzi had a strong personality and found an opportunity to jump out of the car window.
Li Fei jumped out.
She wanted to run away, but her hands and feet were helped, and she fell to the ground unable to get up. Soon, Sister Gouzi was caught by the evil slave again.
At this moment, Sister Gouzi screamed at the sky and couldn't help crying. In desperation, she knocked away the evil slave and jumped off the cliff. This scene happened to be seen by Gouzi who was chasing him. There was only a short distance between him and the carriage.
The distance of hundreds of steps cannot be crossed.
Poor Sister Gouzi, she was so panicked that she didn't see her brother chasing after her.
"Damn it." Qin Zhong punched the cave wall, feeling a surge of anger in his chest that was about to explode.
The two bandits were startled. They felt that the cave was shaking, like an earth dragon rolling over. Looking at the cave wall, Qin Zhong punched a big hole. Afterwards, they realized that Qin Zhong also
A man as fierce as a dog could not help but shrink his neck.
"What happened next?" Qin Zhong asked in a deep voice. His sister had also experienced the same thing as Sister Gouzi. Fortunately, he arrived in time and beat Yao Gang severely, and finally rescued him.
He lost his sister. But Gouzi lost his sister.
"Gouzi killed that bastard in a rage." The bandit said simply. In fact, Gouzi chased the dude all the way to the county seat that day.
"But within two days, the county police came to arrest him," another bandit said. "They didn't find Gouzi, but they took away Gouzi's parents."
"Arrest parents? Is there any royal law?" Qin Zhong said angrily, but as soon as the words came out, he knew that he was talking nonsense. In this world, where is there any royal law? Even if there is, it is just for court.
It's just a fig leaf for the scholar-bureaucrats.
"Gouzi escaped into the mountains and escaped," the bandit said, "but his parents died in prison."
"Dead?" Qin Zhong was inexplicably reminded of the scene he happened to see when he visited the cell at night. It was too easy for someone to die in the cell.
"The dog has fallen to the grass. No one is allowed to call him Lang anymore," said the bandit.
In fact, the entire Black Tiger Village, men, women, old and young, all know Gouzi's oath. If he doesn't take revenge, he won't dare to take the surname Lang.