Immediately afterwards, several more thieves who were covered in fire rushed out. However, before these thieves could get close, they fell to the ground and became motionless. Their miserable state was indescribable, and all the soldiers saw it. My heart trembled.
Liu Yan and a group of Dapanbao Dunjun looked at the corpses of the bandits on the ground. These corpses were still burning. The corpses were roasted by the flames until they were sizzling with oil. A smelly and slightly burnt smell began to blow in the north wind. The air filled the air, causing many Dunjun soldiers to retch, and even Liu Yan frowned. This scene was too nauseating.
After less than half an hour, no bandits rushed out. Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the bandits on the cliff were almost dead. Such a fire was like an insurmountable chasm. Those bandits could escape unscathed in their panic. If the injured one rushes out, that's a miracle!
The wind and snow were getting stronger and stronger, and the strong wind was mixed with goose feather-like snowflakes, which soon suppressed the fire on the mountain.
Seeing that the mountain fire was getting smaller and smaller, Liu Yan stood up and said to the people gathered to keep each other warm: "Get up, let's go up the mountain to have a look. Everyone uses the flag as a unit and forms a battle formation to set off on alert!"
The three small flag officers Wang Bo, Wang Yue, and Xu Ming also quickly stood up and ordered their respective Dunjun troops to line up.
Each flag consists of three squads. Each squad is led by two sword and shield bearers. Five gunners have loaded their guns and follow behind. Five spearmen, including the squad leader, guard the back and two wings. .
In this way, the Dunjun soldiers with three banners and a total of nine squads set out to the north. Xu Ming led his troops in the front, Liu Yan and Wang Boqi were in the middle, and Wang Yue led his troops behind.
At this time, the mountain fire has basically been extinguished, and there are only some scattered open flames in some places. However, now the dead trees and shrubs around the cliff have been almost burned. In addition, heavy snow has begun to fall, which is almost charred. The ground was covered with a snow-white carpet, so Liu Yan was not worried that the mountain fire would rekindle.
After a while of marching, there were more and more charred corpses around. The corpses of these bandits showed all kinds of strange postures, which looked very scary at night. Some of the less courageous Dunjun soldiers looked around with pale faces. If it weren't for the constant scoldings by the squad leaders and the three flag officers, there would have been deserters by now.
Liu Yan did not blame the Dunjun troops for this, after all, the corpses of these bandits were too weird. Liu Yan knew that this was because the muscles would contract when they burned, but those Dun Jun did not know this knowledge, so fear was inevitable.
These Dunjun soldiers may fight against the enemy on the battlefield without any hesitation, but when faced with unknown and strange fears, fear is also natural.
"These are all processes that must be experienced. After more experience, these Dunjuns will become truly powerful armies!"
Liu Yan said this in his heart, and then he saw the two walls in front and back that had been burned down by the mountain fire.
"Let's go, speed up!"
Liu Yan gave an order, and more than a hundred Dunjun troops passed here quickly. After passing the ruins of the two village walls, there was a cliff platform that suddenly opened up. There were ruins of burned houses everywhere, and more. Burnt corpses, Liu Yan even saw a dozen or twenty charred corpses hugging each other outside the ruins of a house, and they were burned into a big black mass of charred meat by the fire!
"vomit!"
At this time, more than a dozen Dunjuns bent down and vomited. Two Dunjuns were so frightened that they sat on the ground. The flag officer Wang Bo was so angry that he cursed loudly, although Wang Bo's face didn't look much better. go.
Liu Yan also felt nauseated, but he still cheered up and said loudly: "Everyone spread out and search the thieves' inventory. Move quickly!"
At this time, the mountain fire has been extinguished. Even if there is no signal, it is estimated that the team leader Wang Wenzhen will send someone up to check the situation. There is not much time left for Liu Yan.
Xu Ming, Wang Bo, and Wang Yue, three small flag officers, loudly scolded their Dunjun troops and began to search the camp separately.
Liu Yan also took two Dunjun soldiers to look around, and searched the ruins of two houses, but found nothing.
After a while, Wang Bo, Wang Yue, and Xu Ming came over to report that the Dunjun soldiers of the three banners found nothing. These bandits seemed to be poor beggars. In addition to finding a few grain depots that had been burned to coke, No more valuable discoveries were made.
Liu Yan was also a little surprised now. In such a large bandit camp, with hundreds of bandits entrenched here, such a large group of bandits didn't have any inventory. Isn't this normal?
"What do these thieves spend on their daily expenses? Without money, these thieves will stay here honestly? Could it be that the leader of this bandit uses love to generate electricity?"
Liu Yan asked three questions in his mind, but he didn't have any answers.
"Captain A, what should we do?"
Liu Yan sighed and was about to speak when he saw a crowd of people on the path at the foot of the mountain. Wang Wenzhen led a large group of people to come to support.
"Let's go meet the leader of the team. I'm afraid we won't gain much this time."
Wang Yue, Wang Bo, and Xu Ming all sighed. They had been busy for so long, but they didn't find any loot. It was really frustrating!
Soon, Wang Wenzhen arrived with Shen Tuo, Jia Hongyu and others, and large groups of Dunjun troops also arrived one after another.
When everyone saw the tragic scenes along the way and the various afterimages in the bandits' camp, their faces were very ugly. Even a dozen of Yandun's troops ran away halfway, which made Wang Wenzhen very angry. The commanders of those Yandun scolded him and did not mention it.
"Haha, Mr. Liu, you are so generous. You captured this dangerous bandit camp without losing a single soldier, and annihilated hundreds of bandits in one fell swoop. The first achievement of this battle is yours, Mr. Liu!"
Liu Yan smiled, clasped his fists and spoke modestly, and then said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates searched the bandit camp and found no surviving bandits and no loot. Please search again, sir."
Wang Wenzhen and others were very surprised when they heard this. Like Liu Yan, everyone thought that this bandit camp must be a big piece of "fat meat", but who would have thought that nothing was found.
Several Yandun armor commanders even looked at Liu Yan doubtfully, secretly wondering if General Liu Qi had done something in advance?
Jia Hongyu saw that he was a little embarrassed, so he smiled and said: "Haha, I see that this bandit camp is full of ruins. You can see everywhere at a glance, so there is no need to search."
Wang Wenzhen nodded. At this time, the ground was covered with white savings, and a few places were scorched black. If Liu Yan had buried the seized goods in advance, he would definitely be able to see the traces.
So Wang Wenzhen said: "In that case, let's withdraw."
Wang Wenzhen half-covered his nose, obviously disgusted with this place, so he was ready to return to Wangjiazhuang.
Liu Yan was about to lead his troops to retreat when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the ruins of a house in the innermost part of the camp. The foundation was higher than the other houses. A possibility flashed in his mind.
So Liu Yan clasped his fists and said: "Sir, there are hundreds of corpses here on the mountain and down the mountain. If they are not dealt with, even if the weather is cold, there is no guarantee that the plague will not occur. This Tiegu Mountain is too close to our Wangjiazhuang. What happened? The matter will affect all parts of Wangjiazhuang. Therefore, my subordinates suggest that we leave some troops here to deal with the aftermath, bury hundreds of corpses of bandits on the spot, and then search the mountains and forests everywhere to prevent the recurrence of mountain fires. What do you think?"
Wang Wenzhen nodded in agreement, but after looking at all the commanders, he found that no one was willing to take people to stay. After all, no one was willing to stay and do the hard work of burying corpses and searching the mountains and forests in the cold weather.
So Wang Wenzhen smiled and said to Liu Yan: "Haha, I see this matter, General Liu Qi can take charge of it, how about it?"
Liu Yan was in a dilemma, and he hesitated for a while before accepting the order with clasped fists "unwillingly".
Then Wang Wenzhen led his troops to leave. Before leaving, Shen Tuo looked back at Liu Yan, smiled thoughtfully, and then left with the large group of people without saying a word.
After Wang Wenzhen led his troops to leave first, Liu Yan asked Wang Yue to lead people down the mountain and bury the corpses of the bandits under the cliff. At the same time, he asked Xu Ming to lead people to bury the bodies along the path up the mountain. The two of them had to bury the corpses at the same time. Check whether the wildfires everywhere are completely extinguished.
Wang Yue and Xu Ming set off with their men. Liu Yan asked Wang Bo to arrange for two groups of Dun troops to collect the corpses of the bandits in the camp on the cliff. Liu Yan took Wang Bo and another group of Dun troops to the ruins of the innermost house.
Liu Yan observed it and suddenly saw an iron plate on one part of the foundation. There was actually an iron plate installed on the foundation here!
This iron plate has been covered by burned wood and stones. If Liu Yan hadn't observed it carefully, he wouldn't have been able to find it.
"Clean up this place and pry open that iron plate for me!"
Liu Yan gave an order, and several Dunjun soldiers went up to work. They quickly pried open the iron plate, revealing a dark hole underneath.
"Chief A, we found something!"
Liu Yan nodded and said, "Bring the torch and go down and have a look!"
Wang Bo found a few torches and led several Dunjun soldiers down to the entrance of the cave. Liu Yan also stood at the entrance of the cave and looked down.
"Captain A, I found it, a lot of gold and silver!"
Liu Yan suddenly became happy and said to himself: "This group of thieves are really good at hiding, and they were almost deceived!"
Then Liu Yan also went down to take a look. It turned out that the entrance to the cave was a cellar, and underneath were boxes filled with gold and silver, more than a dozen of them!
After counting, there were a total of fifteen gold ingots in the cellar, each about ten taels, and more than three hundred silver ingots, all of which were fifty taels of official silver. They were probably the government treasury silver stolen by the thieves.
If these gold and silver are to be used, it will take some effort. All the marks on the gold and silver ingots must be shoveled away. It is best to smash these gold and silver ingots and use all the silver on the spot.
Liu Yan ordered people to bring the gold and silver up, and then ordered Wang Bo to lead people to search again to make sure there were no other cellars.
The value of this seizure is about one thousand six hundred and seven hundred taels of silver. For the current Dapanbao, it is not a huge fortune, but it can be regarded as a windfall.
At dawn, the corpses of the bandits and bandits up and down the cliff were basically buried on the spot, and the open fires everywhere were extinguished. The three-banner Dunjun army gathered on the cliff to rest.
The flag officers Wang Yue, Wang Bo, and Xu Ming were all smiling. Xu Ming said: "Captain Jia, one bandit camp can produce one or two thousand taels of silver. There should be many bandits in the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village." , How much treasure should these thieves, big and small, have!"
Liu Yan also nodded. Suppressing bandits is indeed a way to make money. It can also train troops and calm the people. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.
But now Liu Yan let everyone rest for a while, then gathered his troops and returned to Dapanbao, taking away more than a thousand taels of gold and silver with him.
