At noon, gongs and drums were beating loudly in Zhide City. The officers and soldiers opened the warehouse to release grain, which aroused the enthusiasm of the people and mobilized their enthusiasm. They took the initiative to help open the warehouse in the Wang family compound.
Chang Yu liked to see this kind of scene where soldiers and civilians were having fun together, and he was busy sweating profusely while participating in it. Until Kuang Ren came over and told him that Chen Ruxin and the prisoners had left the city, he went back to the Yamen to wash up and then went to bed. City head.
The sky was overcast and cloudy. Although there was no scorching sun, it was windless and sultry. Chang Yu went up to the east city and held up a telescope to watch. To the east of the city was a large valley running east-west. The valley was filled with farmland and some villages. The trees in the valley were lush and vague. It can be seen that a group of people entered the woods, needless to say, they were Chen Ruxin's group.
"That's Tiger Point." The Flying Sky Monkey pointed to a mountain peak in the northeast next to Chang Yu and whispered: "Don't look at the mountain top, which is not very high but very dangerous. There is only one way up the mountain that is blocked by our village gate. , it can be said that one man is a barrier and no one can open it..."
"You know it's easy to get slapped in the face when you say this?" Chang Yu rolled his eyes, but the Sky Monkey said seriously: "What the official said is true. The reason why Yu Datou did not buy Jiang Yitao's account is because of this. Although our Laohujian is not a big village in the surrounding area, it has a great reputation, all because of the dangerous terrain, otherwise it would have been swallowed up by others."
"There are only twenty or thirty people in such a good terrain, and Yu Datou is also a waste." Kuang Ren looked disdainful at the side, and the Sky Monkey chuckled: "When Yu Datou first opened the mountain and established the stronghold, there were only four people, but within two years, there were only four people. There were hundreds of people... Later, when there were too many people to support many brothers, they left... Ahem, cough, cough."
"Otherwise, we can say that he is a waste." Kuang Ren rolled his eyes and sighed: "It's not that easy to be a thief these days."
"Is your master Yu Datou strong in kung fu?" Chang Yu asked suddenly. The Sky Monkey was startled and then laughed: "They are all poor people and have never practiced martial arts. How can they know any kung fu? However, Yu Datou is very strong. Ordinary people Even two or three people can't defeat him." Chang Yu exclaimed: "Then how resourceful is he? Is he just a bright brain?"
"Hmm... quite smart, on par with me." The Sky Monkey thought about it seriously before replying. Chang Yu and Kuang Ren looked at each other, and the two of them said, "then don't worry."
As his name suggests, Yu Datou has a big head, and people say that people with big heads are smart. This is a matter of opinion, but there is no scientific basis for it. Anyway, after Yu Datou heard the good news brought by the flying rat early in the morning, he couldn't sit still with excitement.
"My subordinates found out that dozens of officers and soldiers entered the city yesterday to fight with Jiang Yitao's people. The officers and soldiers were all wiped out, but most of Jiang Yitao was killed and injured. Now there are only a dozen people who can move. It can be said that Zhide County is very empty now. ".
"Are you sure they are officers and soldiers?" Yu Datou's interest was immediately piqued. Feitianshu shook his head: "Not sure, but the villagers outside the city said so, but I think it is unlikely that they are officers and soldiers. How could there be officers and soldiers here? Well, it must have been someone else pretending to be the person. The most likely reason was that they were fighting among themselves and pretending to be officers and soldiers to cover up the scandal. However, the specific subordinates could not find out who they were because they were all killed by Jiang Yitao."
"Have you seen those corpses?"
The Flying Squirrel nodded vigorously: "Yes, I saw it last night when I and the Flying Sky Monkey entered the city and saw it at the south gate. Nearly a hundred corpses were piled up... Jiang Yitao's men only had three or four on duty inside the west gate, and the rest They are all in the county government office. You can hear the wailing from far away. Anyway, there are only about ten people who can move now..."
"Let's do it, boss, Jiang Yitao always wants to kill us. Now he is sick and wants to kill him. It will be great for us to capture Zhicheng and become the county master." More than a dozen of his subordinates shouted. Yu Datou was moved but a little worried. Jiang Yitao is a regular bandit, well organized and backed. Anyone who seizes his territory and kills him will be retaliated against. When his accomplices come to attack the city, he will never be able to stop them.
"Boss, if they come, we will just run away. They will plunder everything in the city. There is no place to hide in this vast mountain. If they don't come, we will be the county magistrate in the city. If they come, we will run away... We won't kill them now." He, when he calms down, he will kill us all." With the words of his subordinates, Yu Datou made up his mind to go down the mountain and raid to De County.
There were a total of twenty-six people at the top of the mountain, leaving three to guard the mountain gate. The rest, led by Yu Datou himself, went down the mountain and lurked in the woods outside the city until dark, allowing the Flying Rat and the Sky Monkey to open the door from the inside and seize the city together.
In the afternoon, there was no accident at all. Yu Datou waited for his men to lurk outside the city, but they were directly surrounded by the prisoners who had already been ambushing them. They started to fight after a disagreement.
However, Yu Datou's men were obviously far inferior to Jiang Yitao's men in terms of experience in robbing houses and fighting, not to mention the number of people was nearly three times smaller. They were beaten down without any surprise, six of them were hacked to death on the spot, and the rest were all taken prisoner. To the city.
Almost back and forth, Chen Suole also came back with the three prisoners. Yes, he led his team to lurk in the forest at Laohujian early in the morning. After seeing Yu Datou leave, he went straight to his lair. There were only two prisoners in the village. The three people took it down with almost no effort, but...
They were so damn poor that they only found more than a hundred taels of silver and very little food. However, they raised a lot of cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and other livestock in the village, and they all confiscated them.
"Why do you, a dignified copycat, have so little wealth?" Chang Yu looked at Yu Datou with a look of disdain on his face. This guy was not afraid of the stage: "Whoever has money will become a bandit."
There is nothing wrong with this. Chang Yu nodded: "According to the Ming Dynasty law, those who are bandits should be killed. You have been on the top of the mountain for several years and have done a lot of robbing and plundering of houses. Isn't it unfair to kill you?"
"Since I have fallen into your hands, I will not survive, but don't talk about the Ming Dynasty law. If you want to kill me, it will be decided by the government. Who are you to try to pull the Ming Dynasty law for me?" Yu Datou shouted with disdain. Chang Yu turned to Kuang Ren in astonishment and said, "This guy doesn't seem very smart."
Chen Ruxin went up and kicked Yu Da's head to the ground: "How dare you, do you know who is in the hall?"
"Who could he be? He's pretending to be an elephant with onions stuck in his nose, and he's pretending to be an official?" Yu Datou pouted with a fierce look on his face. The flying rat next to him hurriedly whispered: "Boss, they are really officers and soldiers."
"Let go of you, why did the officers and soldiers come here... You are so fucking stupid that you betrayed me..." Yu Datou yelled and cursed Chang Yu, shaking his head: "This guy is so stupid and cute, I can't bear to kill him, but leave him alone." It's also a danger, come on, give him a good time."
"Where are his men?" Kuang Ren asked.
"Dispose according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty," Chang Yu said calmly. The meaning was very clear. He was about to kill him, but he frightened the Flying Rat and Sky Monkey next to him so much that their legs softened and he knelt down directly: "Master, we... …”
"I think you have meritorious service, and I will spare you once, and work hard in the future to atone for my sins." According to Chang Yu's temperament, if he wants to kill people, he should treat them equally. The reason why he didn't kill them was because they were interested in their ability to climb up and down. , this kind of person is very useful to keep!
In just two days, he captured the city in one fell swoop and managed to eliminate the banditry outside the city and also seize a lot of supplies. More importantly, what he did in these two days rebuilt the reputation of the officers and soldiers. This is what Chang Yu feels most satisfied with.
Yu Datou and a group of mountain bandits were shown their heads to the public, and the people cheered. Chang Yu also rewarded his soldiers with more than fifty taels of silver each. Even the enemy and the salt dealer who led the way were given five taels of silver. In addition, Outside, they kill pigs and sheep and feast on them. Don’t ask where these pigs and sheep come from.
As night fell, the people who had distributed the food went home happily, and the squire who got back part of their plundered property was also very happy. The soldiers who had received silver rewards were eating meat, drinking and gambling in the yamen, and the whole city was full of joy.
Until there was a knock on the door outside the west city gate.
The one who came was sent by Li Muxian.
A shocking news was sent: Liu Zeqing died in the battle of Anqing Xiancheng!
Uh... After hearing the news, the happy soldiers were suddenly at a loss and looked at Chang Yu.
Chang Yu's expression was solemn. He didn't like wine, so he poured a glass himself, walked to the entrance of the lobby, saluted in the direction of Anqing City, and then raised his head and drank it.
"Brothers, give General Liu a good drink!" Chang Yu roared, and dozens of his guards raised their glasses and drank.
Kuang Ren frowned, feeling a little weird. He couldn't tell whether he was commemorating or celebrating.
