Hearing the noisy gongs from far behind, Tang Xiangwei reported that a large group of mountain people were chasing him along the mountain road. Pan Luohuan, in a hurry, kept using his whip to urge his men to speed up the march. In addition to feeling panic after doing something wrong, he was also thinking about the "trophies" in the sack and wanted to rush back to Wanjiazhai as soon as possible to enjoy them. After running for a long time, the soldiers could barely hold on, but the civilian laborers who carried the slide poles and wine jars and drinking utensils were exhausted. No matter how hard he whipped several civilian laborers, they just lay on the ground panting. In a rage, Pan Luohuan ordered the soldiers around him to carry the slide poles and wine jars and hurry up. Some of these unlucky guys were the sycophants who had surrounded him before.
Under the whipping along the way, the marching speed greatly accelerated, leaving the chasing mountain people behind for a mile. But when Pan Luohuan and his party arrived at the T-junction below Wanjiazhai, the more than ten acres of open land was already crowded with people, blocking the road leading to Wanjiazhai, shouting "Court Dog" Officials, forcibly abducting women of the people.” Pan Luohuan was furious and asked Tang Xiangwei to go and disperse the crowd. Seeing that Tang Xiangwei was hesitant and refused to go forward, he passed over Tang Xiangwei and directly issued orders to the soldiers, but the effect was not good. Most of the soldiers looked at each other, only a few jumped forward, but were frightened back by the roars of the mountain people.
The roars of these mountain people are rhythmic, emotional but rational, especially the one or two hundred strong men among them who are holding spears and shields. They seem to be standing casually, but if you look closely, you can see that they are an offensive and defensive formation. Form, under the shouts of the few people behind, they advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. In fact, among the hundreds of people blocking the road, in addition to the mountain people from several nearby villages who heard the news, there were also more than a hundred soldiers from the Perak Army garrison and guard team who came from Liuliba. Due to the shortage of supplies, the soldiers in the garrison camp were not issued uniform uniforms, but the guard soldiers changed into mountain people's clothing according to Ouyang Xuan's order. In fact, not only Tang Xiangwei, but also many soldiers who had been in the army for many years noticed that the mountain people blocking the road were unusual. Only Pan Luohuan believed that these mountain people were just a mob, and they would disperse as soon as they were driven away.
The road ahead was blocked, and a large group of mountain people were chasing after them. However, Tang Xiangwei and a group of soldiers refused to use their swords to deal with these unruly people. Instead, they persuaded them to accept the search by the mountain people, which made Pan Luohuan fearful and angry. How dare he let the mountain people search him? In anger, he whipped the soldiers around him again, driving them forward. The whipped soldiers fled in all directions, and in a blink of an eye there was no one around Pan Luohuan, leaving only two mules carrying heavy baggage standing abruptly.
At this moment, Ouyang Xuan walked out of the crowd. He faced Pan Luohuan and the soldiers and said with cupped hands: "Inspector Pan, I am Ouyang Xuan. I was shocked to hear that a girl from Yanfeng was kidnapped. The folks in the mountains were shocked and confused. Worry. It’s a matter of human life. I think Inspector Pan should question whether his subordinates did it, or let the village representatives check to prove his innocence. Otherwise..."
"Otherwise, what will happen? I am an official of the imperial court. Do you dare to kill an official and rebel? Wait until my uncle comes with the army of Chongqing Mansion..." Pan Luohuan interrupted Ouyang Xuan. Although he was afraid in his heart, he still spoke harshly. .
"The current breakdown of laws and regulations in the imperial court is mostly caused by the misbehavior of you and other rats. I will make it clear to you today. If you don't hand over the people, you will be unable to walk!" Ouyang Xuan saw that Pan Luohuan was so stubborn, so he didn't talk nonsense to him. He waved his hand and retreated into the crowd. Seeing Ouyang Xuan making a gesture, Cao Ergou gave an order, and the soldiers of the Perak Army silently walked to the front of the crowd, and set up a three-layer array in a very short time, with the folded shield in front and the spear behind. The extremely strong discipline and obedience shown by this formation made Tang Xiangwei sigh and fear at the same time. He sighed that the Perak Army was really a strong army, but he was afraid that he was now on the opposite side. And just now he could faintly see the people in the last row carrying fist-sized round iron balls, and someone was preparing tinder and flint. This should be the thunder that Yu Zhu said. He heard that if this thing falls on It can knock down more than a dozen people in a crowd at one time.
"Master Pan, I'll be honest, it's okay to let them check it out..." Tang Xiangwei knew that if a fight broke out, not to mention the steady stream of mountain people coming, just the Thunderbolt Army in front of him. People are definitely no match for you. As long as the grenade is thrown over, a large number of soldiers on your side will be blown down. Although he is not afraid of trouble or death, it does not mean that he will let his brothers die in an unclear and worthless death. But before he could finish his words of persuasion, Pan Luo cheered him down. Seeing Pan Luohuan's angry and frightened eyes, he seemed to understand something.
Not only did Tang Xiangwei not want conflict, his soldiers also cowered. On weekdays, Pan Luo treated his subordinates as slaves and often beat, scolded and insulted them. Most of the soldiers dared to be angry but dared not speak out. They could just tolerate being beaten and scolded. How could they die for him now? Under the pressure of the Perak Army and the mountain people, the atmosphere of the confrontation became more and more tense and repressed, and conflicts could occur at any time due to accidents. At this moment, a soldier who was closer to Pan Luohuan broke the silence. He suddenly dropped the spear in his hand and ran towards the Perak Army.
Everyone looked in the direction of the two mules, which caused the people standing beside the mules to step away. Ouyang Xuan saw that one of the mules seemed to be twisting in the sack, so he shouted in a low voice: "Go and untie the sack." Immediately, several Perak Army soldiers walked quickly towards the mule. The surrounding Tang Xiangwei's men did not stop him but dodged backwards. Pan Luohuan's face turned gray but he insisted on speaking hard. He shouted loudly that the sack on the mule's back was a confidential gift from his uncle. Opening it without permission would have serious consequences. But his threats were ignored, and his foul mouth didn't shut up in public until the girl from Yanfeng Village was rescued.
After the rag that was used to gag the girl was removed, the girl's cries suddenly rang out, which made the mountain people even more angry and wanted to rush in and beat up Pan Luohuan. Ouyang Xuan was afraid that beating him to death would cause trouble, so he asked the Yanfeng villagers to take the girl away, and then asked the mountain villagers to return to the village. Although Pan Luohuan did all kinds of evil, he was an official of the imperial court and Pan Tongzhi's nephew. As long as he was expelled back, Pan Tongzhi's plot to control the mountains could be broken. If Pan Luo Huan is really beaten to death, there will be no room for maneuver. The Pili Army cannot openly confront the Chongqing Mansion now.
The mountain residents dispersed one after another, and Ouyang Xuan gave an ultimatum to Pan Luohuan, who was slumped on the ground, telling him to leave the mountain tomorrow. "The people in this mountain are fierce and will take revenge. If you are still in the mountain after tomorrow, Mr. Pan's safety is not guaranteed." After saying that, he left with his people. Not only the soldiers of the Perak Army followed him, but also a large number of soldiers from the Chongqing Prefecture. Tang Xiangwei was looking in a daze, so he sighed and followed Yu Zhu's persuasion.
