As the night comes to an end, no matter how bad the gambler is at the gambling table, he begins to be unable to hold on any longer. The banker then said: "Master Zhang! I think it's time to leave today. I won't be able to turn over the money in just one or two days..."
"Fuck you!" Zhang Tianbo bet a dozen "small" hands in a row, and all came out as "big". He changed the last hand to "big", but to his surprise, the dealer came out with "small". He was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils. If the dealer hadn't changed several times, he would have even wanted to flip the table.
Why are you so unlucky today? Zhang Tianbo felt angry in his heart - ever since the internal response failed, he had not been doing well with Sun Dabiao. Although he is known as the "Three Hegemons", he actually has no strength in his hands. When they arrived at Dalangwei, Sun Dabiao felt that his adopted brother was of little use - now that he had fallen out with the Australians, there was no need for him to act as a mediator, so he was rarely called upon to discuss matters. Although he was treated politely based on past friendship, the cold treatment was very obvious. Naturally, Sun Dabiao's men will not "remember old feelings". Zhang Tianbo's life in Dalangwei was very unsatisfactory, and he could not even see his family members, wife and children. The man Sun Dabiao sent to Xinjiazhuang to pick up his family came back and reported that Mr. Zhan had already "taken care of" them and asked Zhang Tianbo to "don't bother and just do his best." Zhang Tianbo was so angry that he was foaming at the mouth, but there was nothing he could do.
Finally, the silver reward promised by Master Zhan was given. Although it was only a mere twenty taels, Zhang Tianbo was not forced to beg for food. Although he had a lot of property, most of it was buried underground at home in the city, and some of it was soft. My wife took me to Xinjiazhuang.
When he was in Dalangwei, although Sun Dabiao was still in charge of food and drink, and he still had the "first-class meal" among the gangsters, the people below him looked at him the most harshly. Seeing that Sun Dabiao's attitude towards Zhang Tianbo became more and more perfunctory day by day, this first-class person The banquet gradually became unworthy of its name. Not only is there less meat and fish, even the preparation of vegetables has become perfunctory. Sometimes it's just a matter of eating a big pot of food and calling a few people over to make up the numbers. Zhang Tianbo knew clearly that his food had been intercepted by the minions below, but he did not dare to say anything. He is now living under someone else's roof, and is of little use to Sun Dabiao. Naturally, he can only have food to eat.
Frustrated and bored, Zhang Tianbo could only hang out in Dalangwei every day, passing the time with whoring and gambling. Fortunately, he was born as a gangster in the government, he has a very good eye, and he can deal with all kinds of people with a few words, so his life is not too bad.
However, he had a lot of bad luck in the past few days. First, he was called by the leader of Sun Dabiao's subordinates, who said that he also had to "watch the night". Zhang Tianbo had to go to Sun Dabiao to beg him, and he was relieved of this errand. Soon after, He was kicked out of his residence again: he, like Sun Dabiao and his big bosses, lived in the only three unburned courtyards in Dalangwei. However, the manager said that the place where he lived "needs repairs", and without waiting for his consent, he sent his luggage outside the yard and allocated a "house" with broken bricks and tile walls, burned wood as beams and straw roof. .
This kind of "house" was temporarily built by Sun Dabiao using the burned construction waste after he returned to Dalangwei. Although such a shed is not suitable for ordinary people to live in, he came to this one from a serious house. In the "shed", one can easily imagine his position in Sun Dabiao's mind. Zhang Tianbo was helpless and had no choice but to beg again. Unexpectedly, Sun Dabiao became vague this time and only said: "I will ask my dear brother to come back after the house is repaired." However, when he went over and saw, there were new people living in the house where he lived.
Zhang Tianbo did not dare to argue with Sun Dabiao, so he had to endure the humiliation and go back to "make do". From then on, he knew that he had become an "abandoned man" with his brother.
"Sun Dabiao, you bastard, you must die a good death!" Zhang Tianbo cursed secretly, but felt vaguely regretful in his heart. If I had known that Sun Dabiao was such a bastard, even if I didn't work as an errand for the Australians, I wouldn't have had to follow Sun Dabiao into troubled waters. He was cursing in his heart, but Zhang Tianbo also knew that it would be impossible for him to go back to the past this time - he had already offended the Australians to death. Now, no matter how dark Sun Dabiao is, he can only stay with him for now.
His gambling luck also became a mess: almost to the point where he was bound to lose every bet. Today, he finally collected some money and prepared to make a comeback, but unexpectedly, he lost even more miserably and completely than the previous few days.
"Play another game, I still have money!" After saying that, Zhang Tianbo subconsciously touched his bag, but he couldn't find any money - he had lost nothing.
Someone on the side advised him: "Master Zhang! You are not lucky today. Stop gambling. It is almost dawn. Don't fight with your life..."
Zhang Tianbo was unwilling to accept it and said: "I, Zhang Tianbo, can be regarded as a person with a fist and a horse racing figure in Yangshan County. Are you afraid that I will borrow money? Isn't this the case?" After saying that, he still wanted to find someone to borrow money. But no one was willing to borrow it anymore. While he was cursing, someone suddenly whispered from behind him: "If you want to borrow money, I have it here."
Zhang Tianbo was overjoyed when he heard this, turned around and said: "As long as you are willing to borrow, you can ask for any interest you want. I, Zhang Tianbo, always keep my word..."
Before he could turn around, someone grabbed his neck. Zhang Tianbo was shocked. Just as he was about to struggle, his right hand was twisted behind his back, causing severe pain in his wrist and making him unable to move.
Looking around again, I don't know when there were more than a dozen people around, all holding blunderbuss and daggers. The gamblers at the gambling table were all dumbfounded, and their faces were gloomy under the extinguished torches, really like ghosts. One of them, probably trying to struggle or call for help, had collapsed under the table, and a pool of dark liquid under his body was expanding.
As soon as Zhang Tianbo saw this blunderbuss, he knew it was an Australian! In an instant, his liver and gallbladder were shattered, his waist and legs were sore, and he almost responded to the phrase "feces and urine".
"Are you Zhang Tianbo?" the leading man asked in a low voice.
"Little...no..." Zhang Tianbo quickly denied.
The leading man nodded slightly and asked the gangsters around him, "Do you think he is?"
The gangsters were unexpectedly attacked by the Australians and were stunned for a moment. Seeing the other party asking questions, they quickly said: "Deputy! This person is Zhang Tianbo!" As soon as he finished speaking, someone came to finish the attack: "This kid is really bad! He is a famous bad guy in Yangshan County and one of the Three Hegemons of Yangshan!"
Zhang Tianbo complained secretly. He knew that he would have no chance of surviving in the hands of the Australians this time. Taking advantage of the opponent's hand to loosen slightly, he used his left hand to touch the strap of his left leg: there was a small, thin and fast dagger hidden inside.
Unexpectedly, someone noticed something unusual before his fingers even touched the leggings. The man lifted it with both hands, and one of Zhang Tianbo's arms felt severe pain, as if it was about to be broken. He couldn't help but beg for mercy: "Master, have mercy on me." ! Master, have mercy!"
The man took out the dagger from his leggings, weighed it for a moment, and said with a smile: "It is indeed a good knife. I accepted it with a smile." He inserted the dagger into his waist. Then he asked:
"Since you want to survive, where is Sun Dabiao?"
Dalangwei was burned to ashes, and there were three intact courtyards. Various sizes. The Li Miao Company has a small number of people and cannot take care of them one by one. They can only come to a central place to bloom and kill Sun Dabiao himself first.
"Sun Dabiao and his main men live in the 'Lao Henghe' mountain goods store," Zhang Tianbo heard and asked Sun Dabiao where he lived, and immediately sold his brother without any psychological burden.
The mountain company arrived at Dawangwei at around three in the morning. Although the road was much closer than the county squadron that set out from the county seat, it arrived half an hour later than them. After the two sides met outside Dalangwei, Zhen Huan made arrangements: the Shandi Company entered Dalangwei's "Central Blossom" and tried to remove Sun Dabiao and his main leaders, causing the bandits in Dalangwei to flee in chaos.
"There are only two entrances and exits in Dalangwei. One way is to Yonghua Yao District - that is a road to suicide, they will not go there - if they go there, the Yao people in Yonghua will not let them go; the other way is to go to Yonghua Yao District. One is towards the county seat. They can only run towards the county seat. So you set up a pocket at this intersection..."
Taking advantage of the darkness, Zhen Huan led the team outside Dalangwei. Sun Dabiao's defense was obviously not tight at all. Since Dalangwei was burned down, the stockade has actually been undefended. In addition to using the natural terrain, there is only a rough wooden fence with a gap big enough for people to get through. Although he has begun to build the wall, he does not have sufficient material or financial resources except for people, and the project progress is slow. Only a small section of the wall has been built these days, and most of the area still relies on deer villages and fences.
In order to make up for the lack of defensive consensus, Sun Dabiao's countermeasure was to build all the shacks of his minions beside the wooden fence and use manpower to maintain the cordon. So that once an alarm is given, you can immediately get up and fight on the spot.
However, in the early morning, it is the time when people sleep deeply. Not to mention the minions sleeping peacefully in the shack, even the sentinels on duty at night were too sleepy to open their eyes. The soldiers of the Mountain Company only used daggers and poisoned crossbow arrows to touch down the sentry posts - the training syllabus of the Mountain Company places great emphasis on special operations such as "night raids", and many tactical courses are conducted by the special reconnaissance team. Although it is not as good as the "sharpest sword of the Senate", it is much stronger than ordinary troops.
After entering Dalangwei, Zhen Huan was secretly anxious because there were three intact buildings in Dalangwei. Although he knew that one of the three buildings must be Sun Dabiao's residence, he didn't know which one it was - for fear of making a mistake. Let Sun Dabiao, the culprit, run away.
While hesitating, he discovered that someone was gambling among the ruins, so he decided to grab a tongue on the spot and use it.
Unexpectedly, I caught a big fish with this catch! Zhen Huan was secretly happy and ordered: "Each class will act according to the plan!" He then whispered: "Tie up these people, and this," he pointed at Zhang Tianbo, "keep strict guard on them, don't let them go" He ran away!"
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