Tang Potian went to carry out the order to kill the prisoners. Here Fan Yongkui also packed up the money. It was not less than 500,000, only 400,000 had just appeared. At this moment, he was kneeling in front of Chang Yu with snot and tears, saying that he should give him some time. Go and scrape together, or use antique jade jewelry at home to offset the cost.
Chang Yu curled his lips and said very generously, seeing that he was sincere, he didn't take it seriously, so he was exempted!
The Fan family didn't say whether they were sincere or not, but they were absolutely obedient. Even though there was a loud killing sound in the fort, no one looked up. They must have been scared to death and had no idea what happened just now. They even thought that the rebel army was fighting among themselves.
But Chang Yu also knew that the Fan family was completely destroyed. More than 300 of Li Laiheng's men died here, and their bodies were made public. It is easy to imagine how he would take revenge after being furious. If the Fan family did not flee immediately at this time, they would surely be destroyed. Not alive!
The 400,000 taels were loaded into more than 40 carts, and the carts were all picked up from Fanjiabao. There was no shortage of carts for the Fan family's businessmen. Chang Yu then ordered Wu Mengming to escort the cart to Taiyuan first.
And he needed to accompany his men to rest. After a hard battle, everyone was exhausted, even Tang Potian's tribe.
It was already noon, and light snow started again. The servants of the Fan family had been released, and under the supervision of the Jin Yiwei, they were burying the body beside the official road for viewing. At this time, Tang Potian's men had already entered the Fan family fort to rest. The injured soldiers were also receiving treatment. The Fan family members in the fort were fearfully setting fire to cook food to reward these traitors. Although they were frightened, they were also somewhat thankful that although these traitors were hateful, they had strict military laws and no incidents of burning, killing or rape occurred. Bad behavior.
Fan Ming, the head of the Fan family, had already sobered up once, but he fainted again when he heard that the bandits had taken away 400,000 taels and emptied his family's bank account.
Chang Yu was standing on the fort wall at this time, walking on it in the wind and snow. No one knew what he was thinking, but when he came down, he immediately announced a message that each soldier who participated in the battle would be rewarded with an additional one hundred taels, and those who were injured would be rewarded. An additional fifty taels were added, and each of Tang Potian's tribe who picked up the leaks was rewarded fifty taels of silver.
The soldiers couldn't help but cheer. This trip was so worth it. The maximum income was two hundred and fifty taels, which was something that a soldier could never earn in his whole life.
"Did you give too much?" Chunxiang asked in a low voice.
"Life is priceless" Chang Yu replied to him, but silently thought in his heart: It is worth spending twice as much for the sake of people's hearts and morale.
After having enough water and food, the soldiers took a short rest and left Zhangyuan Village. Chang Yu did not dare to stay here longer, because the rebel army was now spread all over Jiexiu, and a careless move could attract wolves at any time and lead to a siege. The consequences will be disastrous.
As for how the Fan family will deal with the aftermath, this is no longer his concern. As the so-called dead Taoist friends are not dead, what he wants to do now is to run away.
Tang Potian was ordered to catch up with the silver chariot first and escort him back to Taiyuan. Chang Yu led Cheng Ming and more than 70 people to ride in the rear. They changed horses and went into battle lightly. They were highly maneuverable and could easily block the enemy or evacuate. There are fewer people.
"Return to Taiyuan as quickly as possible to prevent the thieves from catching up by following the traces in the snow," Chang Yu reminded Tang Potian before leaving.
"If there are really pursuers, we will be in the middle of a killing spree." Chunxiang looked proud, as if he had not had enough fun just now.
Chang Yu couldn't help but sigh, how could this stupid boy be so naive? He had used a lot of tricks to pick off a large number with a small amount. In addition, he used Fanjiabao's ambush and raid to kill the cavalry at the head of the bandit, and caught the bandit army off guard. Great victory.
If the two armies were to let their hands and feet go against each other, and more than 70 cavalrymen resisted more than 300 thieves, they would probably just escape.
If the bandits knew what was happening here, they would send more than three hundred troops, let alone thirty or fifty cavalry, and they would most likely be elites. There is no danger in the wilderness at this time, and they still want to fight with this small number of men. One scene was simply ridiculous, it was a killing.
On the official road, Chang Yu looked back at the Fanjia Fort in Zhangyuan Village with a somewhat regretful expression. Before leaving, he found that the Fan family had a lot of food stored in it. However, loading food was not as convenient as loading money. In addition, there were not enough vehicles in the fort. More important things were. , with the bandits on his side and surrounded by wolves, he didn't dare to take risks, so he had better run away quickly.
Chang Yu led one hundred and twenty cavalry, followed by a silver chariot escorted by Tang Potian ten miles behind. From time to time, he sent fast horses to the rear for reconnaissance. If there were any signs of thieves, they would be sent immediately.
Fortunately, there was no bad news until outside Pingyao City. Chang Yu breathed a sigh of relief. It was almost safe after passing Pingyao. The bandits generally would not extend their tentacles so far.
The silver car continued to go north, but Chang Yu turned around and headed to the west. It was enough for the silver car to be escorted by Tang Potian's three hundred military guards. At this time, he wanted to investigate the terrain of Jiaocheng.
Jiaocheng is located directly north of Fenzhou Prefecture, with Wenshui County in the middle. Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji agreed to set up a defense line here to stop the bandits. This city is not far from Pingyao and is dozens of miles away in a straight line in the northwest, so Chang Yu wanted to Take the opportunity to explore first.
From Qixian County to the west, you can see the desolation. There are few villages in the wilderness. There is only a narrow dirt road. There are more than a hundred horses galloping through the snow. The cold wind blows so hard that it makes people unable to open their eyes.
"There is a small village on the hill in front of the factory supervisor called Nan'an, and we have people in the village," an accompanying Jin Yiwei spy said nearby.
Chang Yu nodded and continued to ride the horse. He slowed down when he reached the hill. He walked around the hill and looked around. It was actually a small hill with a radius of two to three miles. It was covered with weeds and dense forests swaying in the wind and snow. There were more than ten households scattered on the side of the hill. .
"This place can be used as a place for an ambush." Cheng Ming leaned over and whispered. Chang Yu nodded slightly and called over the spies. Go into the village and say hello to your colleagues, and tell the villagers to leave this place quickly. The spies kowtowed and left.
The remaining people continued to move westward, but saw several small villages beside the road. They heard the sound of hooves and the barking of dogs, and some villagers looked around in panic. Chang Yu signaled to Chunxiang and others, and someone immediately drove their horses and ran away: "Leave quickly within three days." This place, otherwise there may be a military disaster..."
The villagers nodded in fear.
In fact, if ordinary poor people heard about the arrival of intruders at this time, most of them would not panic, but would look forward to it, with a wait-and-see attitude, and would not leave their homes at all. Only some local tyrants and gentry would grit their teeth and move away. What's even more ironic is that if they hear the arrival of officers and soldiers, they will be like a lost dog, which shows how corrupt the reputation of officers and soldiers is.
Nan'an is more than thirty miles away from Jiaocheng. There are three large rivers in the period, all branches of the Fen River. One of them is near the north of Jiaocheng. However, at this time, the river water is mostly dry and frozen. Weeds grow on both sides of the river, and there is no human habitation.
Everyone ran wildly along the bank of the river leading to Jiaocheng, and they arrived within ten miles.
At this moment, he heard faint shouts coming from the river ahead. Chang Yu raised his eyebrows and slowed down. Soon someone came to report that there were dozens of people fighting in the river ahead.
"Go and have a look," Chang Yu said, urging his horse to rush forward, and rushed forward in a blink of an eye. He saw nearly thirty people fighting with knives in the dry river, and there were already injured among them. He came, then stopped, his eyes filled with fear.
"surround"
Chang Yu gave an order, and the men rushed down the river on horseback, surrounding more than thirty people. The two groups of people who had been fighting for their lives immediately stood back to back and kept looking out.
"Who are you?" Chunxiang opened his mouth and asked.
At this question, the two groups of people who were back to back jumped away like springs, pointing knives at each other, but looking at the surrounding cavalry in panic.
No one answered.
Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Anyone who refuses to speak up will be shot!"
As soon as the words fell, the tribesmen immediately drew their bows and arrows, making the people surrounded even more frightened.
"Boss, fight for these thieves." A rough man with an injured shoulder, covering the wound with one hand, gritted his teeth and endured the pain and growled at a bearded man next to him.
The bearded man squinted his eyes: "Let's take a look. He doesn't seem to be familiar with him!"
Chang Yu was startled when he heard the words. He immediately realized that the Ming army must have met the rebel spies on a narrow road without closing in at night, so he shouted: "Brothers of the Ming army, retreat!"
Sure enough, when the bearded man heard this, his face was overjoyed and he shouted to Chang Yu: "It turns out that they are my brothers. I am Li Xingzu, a servant of General Zhu Shen of Taiyuan Prefecture. These more than ten people are traitors and spies."
General Zhu, there is indeed a general named Zhu in Taiyuan Prefecture, who is Zhu Kongxun. It seems that he is right. Chang Yu smiled slightly and said: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work. Please step aside and rest."
Immediately, Li Xingzu and more than ten people slowly retreated to the periphery of the cavalry and began to bandage the wounds. The more than ten thieves and spies in the encirclement were even more frightened.
"There is still a way to survive if you abandon your weapon. If you resist, you will be killed! You have three breaths to consider, one, two..." Chang Yu sneered.
Before "three" was spoken, the thieves threw away their weapons. The shorter the time, the stronger the pressure. People will subconsciously choose the most true thoughts at that moment. There is no extra time to struggle. Secondly, facing more than a hundred cavalry, the result of the confrontation is self-evident. Metaphor.
"Very good" Chang Yu sneered: "Who is taking the lead?"
Then a strong man came out.
"tied"
Chang Yu gave the order, and someone dismounted and tied up the strong man! The remaining thief was panicked and confused.
"Shoot the rest," Chang Yu said lightly, which shocked the other thieves. They were shot to death by random arrows before they even had time to react.
"You are a dog official, you broke your promise, you promised to surrender and not kill me! You dog official will not die well, I will go to hell..." Seeing the tragic death of his subordinate brother, the strong thief leader yelled like crazy. Chang Yu, but he was tied firmly and pressed to the ground, which was in vain.
Chang Yu sneered and dismounted, and walked up to the leader of the thief who was still cursing: "Don't worry, you will die before me." After saying that, he lifted his chin. The thief's jaw was dislocated and he could only breathe out.
Chang Yu then walked up to Li Xingzu and said thank you brothers for your hard work. He checked the injuries of several people and found that they were not serious.
"What do you call this gentleman?" Li Xingzu's eyes were full of doubts. This group of people were all wrapped tightly in black clothes, making it impossible to identify their identities.
Cheng Ming stepped forward and said, "This is Eunuch Chang, the director of the Dongchang Factory."
"Ah, it turns out to be the factory governor." Li Xingzu and others were shocked and stood up to salute. Then they felt something was wrong and wanted to kneel down. Chang Yu stopped him and said, "Brothers, don't be like this. Our family doesn't like this vulgar etiquette."
This made Li Xingzu and others even more puzzled, and even flattered. It was surprising to think that the factory governors who were not powerful and domineering, and who were not arrogant and murderous without blood, would not treat them with such gentle courtesy and even call them brothers.
Chang Yu looked at the bewildered and slightly frightened faces of the dozen or so people in front of him, and he actually admired them very much in his heart. The Night Guard is the most dangerous branch of the army. It is really the kind of person who walks on the edge of a knife all the time. After today, he does not know what will happen tomorrow. .
But because of this, these people are all good fighters, and they are not to be praised or praised. If Chunxiang and other twenty eunuchs were to fight with their lives against the ten or so people in front of them, Chang Yu would definitely bet on Li Xingzu to win, and he was the kind of winner. Easy.
"Which one of you has money on you?" Chang Yu suddenly turned around and soon collected more than fifty taels of silver, and then handed it to Li Xingzu. It was cold and he bought some wine for all the brothers to warm themselves up.
Li Xingzu and others were a little at a loss for a while, feeling warm in their hearts. They all bowed to Chang Yu and saluted: "Thank you for your humiliation, Mr. Factory Supervisor."
"This thief is handed over to you. If he is willing to give you some useful information, give him a good time. If he is not willing, just wait and take care of him. If there is nothing you can do, you can hand it over to Jin Yiwei. I heard that their techniques are very good."
"Factory Supervisor, you can rest assured that the methods of low-ranking officials are no worse than those of the Jinyiwei brothers," Li Xingzu said with a slight smile.
Chang Yu laughed, turned around, got on his horse and walked away.
Li Xingzu looked at the cavalry figures retreating in the distance, then looked at the dozen corpses next to him, and then looked at the money in his hand. He felt that everything was not so real, so he raised his hand and slapped the rough guy next to him.
The rough man was in pain and covered his face: "Brother, why did you hit me?".
Li Xingzu chuckled: "I'm afraid it's a dream, let's see if it hurts."
"It hurts, it hurts so much." The rough man covered his face and laughed. Everyone cheered, but the thief at his feet had a numb face.
